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Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 01:14:53 -0400
From: Ernest Christley <echristley@nc.rr.com>
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To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] DIE Power Calculations
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Ed Anderson wrote:

> 
> Of course, that slide does not tell you anything about the inner workings of
> the DIE, come to Shady Bend if you get the chance.  The rest will have to
> wait a tad bit longer. I did say it was a teaser!

Ed,

I won't be able to get to places like Shady Bend until I get an airplane 
built, so that's my excuse, but you have me thinking about some other 
recent post.

High HP equates to higher fuel burn.  Where you REALLY want that HP is 
in the climb.  Once you're at cruise, the extra HP and associated fuel 
burn really buys you very little additional speed.

Is the DIE effect controllable enough to get some extra oomph on 
takeoff, and then dissappear at cruise settings?

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