X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.71] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 1000966 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:35:46 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.71; envelope-from=sladerj@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm66aec.bellsouth.net ([65.2.92.43]) by imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050613223500.RJFO8541.imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm66aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:35:00 -0400 Received: from JSLADE ([65.2.92.43]) by ibm66aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050613223500.SUXY5308.ibm66aec.bellsouth.net@JSLADE> for ; Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:35:00 -0400 From: "John Slade" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: If its not one thing its another - turbo update Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:34:56 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003F_01C57046.98EB0D50" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C57046.98EB0D50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >The stock turbine housing is just plain too small for aircraft use. I'm not entirely sure that's true. Perhaps not totally ideal, but it can work, and it's a lot easier / cheaper to install. I'm now running the stock '89 turbo modified to look like a T04-V1 (I think) by http://www.turbonetics.com.au/ and balanced to 120k rpm. It seems to be behaving quite well so far. 48MAP at Sea level = enough of power to turn my big 84 pitch prop at 4070. 46MAP at 10,000' - no problem - prop rpm 6100 and 235 kts TAS. John Well John, you are the one flying a turbo rotary and I still fly behind pistons. so you must be right! Nothing like real world experience. If I recall you fly a Cozy? How many hours do you have on the turbo now John? Just 30 hours so far on the plane. About 10 on the new turbo. John ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C57046.98EB0D50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 >The = stock turbine housing is just plain too small for aircraft = use.  
I'm=20 not entirely sure that's true. Perhaps not totally ideal, but it can = work, and=20 it's a lot easier / cheaper to install.  I'm now running the = stock '89=20 turbo modified to look like a T04-V1 (I think) by = http://www.turbonetics.com.au/ and=20 balanced to 120k = rpm.
It=20 seems to be behaving quite well so far. 48MAP at Sea level =3D enough of = power to=20 turn my big 84 pitch prop at 4070. 46MAP at 10,000' - no problem - prop = rpm 6100=20 and 235 kts = TAS.
John

We= ll=20 John, you are the one flying a turbo rotary and I still fly behind = pistons. so=20 you must be right! Nothing like real world experience. If I recall you = fly a=20 Cozy? How many hours do you have on the turbo now John? 
Just=20 30 hours so far on the plane.  About 10 on the new=20 turbo.
John
 
 
 
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