X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net ([204.127.192.82] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 983770 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:04:09 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.192.82; envelope-from=rlwhite@comcast.net Received: from Quail (c-68-35-160-229.hsd1.nm.comcast.net[68.35.160.229]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc12) with SMTP id <20060214000325m1200aftkce>; Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:03:25 +0000 Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:03:54 -0700 From: Bob White To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: Diesel Operation Message-Id: <20060213170354.5c507cf2.rlwhite@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 2.2.0 (GTK+ 2.8.3; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Hans, I don't think I would like the smoking part. Would adding some boost with a turbo or supercharger help? Or maybe changing the timing? What happens to power levels? Bob W. On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:55:31 -0700 Hans Conser wrote: > Start it on gas, switch it over to diesel while running. It will smoke a > lot, but it will run. > > Hans > > > On 2/13/06, Ernest Christley wrote: > > > > Bob White wrote: > > > > >Does anyone have an inkling of what one would have to do to get a 13B > > >to run on diesel? > > > > > >Bob W. > > > > > Fill in the depression in the rotors to drive the compression ratio up? > > Turbo (to drive the compression up)? > > Add a propane charge for good measure? > > > > -- > > ,|"|"|, Ernest Christley | > > ----===<{{(oQo)}}>===---- Dyke Delta Builder | > > o| d |o www.ernest.isa-geek.org | > > > > -- > > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ > > > -- http://www.bob-white.com N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 (first engine start 1/7/06) Custom Cables for your rotary installation - http://www.roblinphoto.com/shop/