X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost01.isp.att.net ([207.115.11.51] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4416172 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:31:53 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.115.11.51; envelope-from=bbradburry@bellsouth.net Received: from desktop (adsl-235-201-117.mco.bellsouth.net[74.235.201.117]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc01) with SMTP id <20100802223115H0100do2jbe>; Mon, 2 Aug 2010 22:31:16 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [74.235.201.117] From: "Bill Bradburry" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Bad rotary week Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 18:31:17 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000D_01CB3270.E61123C0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: Acsyi9SqQlQY5xLQQj+DR3HZZIZ4AQABXIfw X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6001.18049 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01CB3270.E61123C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dwayne, The oil burn is probably pretty close. I plan to premix my oil and fuel = at =BE oz per gal. That will work out to fairly close to a quart every = five hours. I don=92t expect to have to add any oil to the crankcase between changes. I am not flying so take it for what it is worth. I doubt anyone will try to talk you into going with the Mazda. = Generally you either want to or you don=92t. Them that want to you likely = couldn=92t talk out of it, them that don=92t, well, they probably shouldn=92t. =20 Bill B =20 _____ =20 From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Dwayne Parkinson Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 5:43 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Bad rotary week =20 For anyone hoping that a 16X would show up any time soon: not ... gonna = ... happen. No RX7 and the RX8 is still powered by the Renesis for 2011. =20 http://www.mazdausamedia.com/content/2011-mazda-vehicles-glance =20 As if that's not bad enough, when I was at Oshkosh I took in David = Atkins rotary seminar. I came away pretty depressed thinking that I probably = won't put a rotary engine in my airplane. Is everyone else really using 1 = quart of oil every 5 hours? He also didn't have much good to say about the Renesis in an aviation application which leads me to conclude that the = 16X will fare even worse in aviation applications as it is tweaked to meet higher EPA requirements and produce more low end torque. =20 Is anyone but Tracy using a Renesis? I'd really like to know what HP = you're getting, what the fuel burn is and how it's holding up. =20 Thanks, =20 Dwayne =20 P.S. I couldn't find any rotary planes on the field at Oshkosh. = Perhaps they sank into the mud. =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01CB3270.E61123C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dwayne,

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The oil burn is probably pretty = close.=A0 I plan to premix my oil and fuel at =BE oz per gal.=A0 That will work out to = fairly close to a quart every five hours.=A0 I don’t expect to have to add any = oil to the crankcase between changes.=A0 I am not flying so take it for what it = is worth.

I doubt anyone will try to talk you = into going with the Mazda.=A0 Generally you either want to or you = don’t.=A0 Them that want to you likely couldn’t talk out of it, them that = don’t, well, they probably shouldn’t.

 

Bill B

 

From: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Dwayne Parkinson
Sent: Monday, August 02, = 2010 5:43 PM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Bad = rotary week

 

For anyone hoping that a = 16X would show up any time soon:  not ... gonna ... happen.  No RX7 and = the RX8 is still powered by the Renesis for 2011.

 

 

As if that's not bad = enough, when I was at Oshkosh I took in David Atkins rotary seminar.  I came away pretty = depressed thinking that I probably won't put a rotary engine in my airplane. =  Is everyone else really using 1 quart of oil every 5 hours?  He also = didn't have much good to say about the Renesis in an aviation application which = leads me to conclude that the 16X will fare even worse in aviation = applications as it is tweaked to meet higher EPA requirements and produce more low end = torque.

 

Is anyone but Tracy using a Renesis?  I'd = really like to know what HP you're getting, what the fuel burn is and how it's = holding up.

 

Thanks,=

 

Dwayne<= font face=3DArial>

 

P.S.  I couldn't find = any rotary planes on the field at Oshkosh.  Perhaps they sank into the mud.

 

 

 

 

 

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