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  1. turboplanner
    ...."came out" as a male. Not many people know that Bletchley Park was the beginning of Women's Lib; it took decades to catch on because they all spent their time gossiping instead of breaking codes; Ben was brilliant but in a weak moment showed them the algorithm to beat men, and that wrecked it for everyone. Why......... NES reader will have noted Cappy's instant recognition when Turbo occasionally drops into his ancestral language; he's like a seagull on a potato chip.
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    A. In-an-engine-we-are-assessing-less-fuel=less-power. B. On another engine, say a "modern injected 2 stroke outboard" with its fraction of fuel - if it's given less fuel there will be less power.
  3. turboplanner
    Less fuel = less power. That's acceptable in many stationary engines, but usually an aircraft is looking for more power.
  4. turboplanner
    ...they all turned to each other and started saying "We didn't realise that" Eventually with sone prodding........
  5. turboplanner
    "Crappy turned and said "A pox on you Ahlox (Shakespearref), for while I am prepared to grant you a conditional coffee-drinking & flying mateship, I cannot entertain attacks on the TurgidPlonker even if he isn't entertaining." This is the Riverinan, magnificent in his generosity, defends his friends to the death, but always watch for that smack when the tail goes past. As old pilot from Sydney once said "They've got the personality of a pieballed camp drafter!"
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    .........dropping in to his Captain Cook authoritative voice...........Goldylox could see a four hour sermon coming up and he was busy trying to fit crossover pipes to the latest RFS trucks which was all sirens and no drive wheels. So he started to talk about the Bombay days. As some of us know to our cost, Loxy is a rabid researcher. Nothing escapes him. He even found out Turbo when in Primary school had tied his girfriend's knickers to the school flagpole. Cappy quickly changed the subject and remembered he had to be out at the airfield polishing up his round outs ..........
  7. turboplanner
    ........more complications. Standard engines produced to do a job for a long life with basic maintenance and adjustments usually have one carburettor and a rough cast manifold that allows gas to pass, and complete with sprags, bulges and other imperfections. Where I come from is taking that engine and modifying it to produce double or more power. This involves throwing away the shared manifold and replacing it with, sometimes, stand-alone cylinder processing of gases to take advantage of pulsing, as Skippy mentions. The key process is to have tube lengths to optimise sonic wave directions. Joining the stand-alone manifolds would interrupt the sonic waves, lowering power. I tried to make the point before that the Rotax pedigree comes from light weight/high power engine applications wit some degree of development above the standard engine class..... Just how far developed it is, I haven't researched, but if it is using fuel packing design at all joining the stand alone environments may result in less power. Power being more important than the very short time an aircraft engine is idling. Since so far no one has come up with precise figures or explanations, I'd be wary. So far no one has come up with any real figures.
  8. turboplanner
    Let's just get to the centre of the pipe claim.
  9. turboplanner
    OK, now what does the flywheel balance have to do with a pipe connecting Carburettors?
  10. turboplanner
    Well, what would we do to check the balance of a machined circular flywheel - or why are so many Rotax flywheels out of balance and why would that be relevant to fitting this pipe in lieu of fine tuning the carburettors?
  11. turboplanner
    OK, accepting that, were these "out of balance" flywheels observed with the flywheel in its place, or off the engine/crank balanced on knife edges or electronically?
  12. turboplanner
    Was this imbalance measured with the flywheel bolted and tensioned in place?
  13. turboplanner
    .......hampoo. Jacinta was giving one to every CFA volunteer as a small token of thanks to help them clean up after fighting the fires for 25 hours every day. She had mistaken Cappy for a hose volunteer. As NES readers know, Cappy wouldn't volunteer to get out of bed in the morning unless it was to build his kit Jabiru 235. Cappy of course had a latte friendship with Goldilocks the Fireman and every morning they'd sit in the Bayliss St joint and slag Turbo and call us mextorians. Turbo, a close friend of Jacinta, had informed her of this, and also that Cappy was always coming on to girls. While "girls' might be a stretch in the Victorian Cabinet, the 50% share had grown to 98% squalling females, who'd cut you down if you didn't smile and clap............
  14. turboplanner
    ........you're an Allen key?" She gave Cappy the coldest glare he had ever seen; it was saying "Land Tax, Land Tax" and frightened Cappy so much that he blurted, "I'm from New South Wales" This really tipped the bucket over and ........
  15. turboplanner
    ...... Cappy, in the past, has often tried on stunts so he can be the last or the first, once jumping into Paul Keating's lap, but readers can be assured that the show will go on. It was just a glitch on Turbo's lap top that kept the dots in the feed, then spat them out here as Jacinta ....................................................
  16. turboplanner
    .......Country Fire Authority members letters of appreciation to Jacinta.
  17. turboplanner
    ".........Formula One people were always a little bit different with their technology. Jack Brabham, although a world champion would walk into the Repco workshops and yell out to Phil Irving "Where's the Injun!. Phil, who could smoke a cigarette so precisely without touching it that when he finished it, would drop his, ash, thinking they were under attack." "In your case, Oscar, you raced Go Karts from the age of three, and spelling wasn't a number one priority in that group. Just look how they spelled cart, and no you can't drive the Corvette; you might break it. They both stood there a while looking at the carved Sequoia aircraft, and Oscar mused "I wonder where the Time-Travel (TT) module is located. Turbo grabbed a chisel and ...........
  18. turboplanner
    Yes it does, but some industries start with that, then extract more and more power flowing more carbies. Jetskis are a good example, much the same size hull, but currently selling models over 300 hp.
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    Anyone can be a comedian, but don't just tell lies to twist the truth. I did not say backfires were inevitable in a Rotax. Any engine can backfire. It's just plain ignorant to paint a picture of a manifold blowing an engine of the aircraft. We're talking about routine issues with engines here. Maybe a crossover pipe helps smooth idling, maybe its some other issue with the combination of equipment and layout. I worked with 4 carbies a lot and nothing beat careful adjustment there. Some people would use a vacuum balance, but having exactly the same length, optimum jetting, adjusting cables for smoothest idle will give that idle. No matter what you do, the cables will have minor reseating, adjustment in the bends etc, and this maybe is what the balance tube allows for, but the optimum is not to have out of tune settings.
  20. turboplanner
    .......the NES lapsed into silence at this profound statement by Mr Jones, or Jonesy as his mates called him. Interestingly, he was one of the pioneers of the Recreational Aircraft industry, living in a time when fathers would carve out a solid piece of wood into an aircraft (even though Wright Bros Exhibitions hadn't yet been started). These model aircraft flew extremely well - into Mum, the cat, the dog or the horse waiting patiently outside harnessed to the cart. Many carts were wrecked due to low flying aircraft. Turbine Jones thought on this as he read his Bible, and when he got to where Moses parteth the waters with just a speech, he decided to carve a full RA size aircraft from a Giant Sequoia. The finished design was beautiful when the carving was polished. He had a body contour seat, a ........
  21. turboplanner
    One says informative the other gives a caution but is unable to explain why.
  22. turboplanner
    Turbo was moved to tears at this note from his dear friend Cappy. With the greatest of respect, Turbo points out that it wasn't him, although he is quite capable of it, but a Great Uncle, the son of Wilhemina Turbine . Wil, as she was known used to shoot off with Annie Oakley. His father was Jonathan Jones who carried a big knife like Davey Crockett and was the only survivor of the Alamo, who was saved by climbing up a chimney when the Alamo was overrun by Mexican immigrants.
  23. turboplanner
    ...........prominent assets. Turbine Jones, grabbed him by the leg, threw him out of the train's path, and kicked the fireman in the aXXX. The fireman responded by throwing a lump of coal at Turbine Jones, hitting him in the cods. In one fluid action, Turbine Jones swung up into the guards van, kicked the air brakes on, and swung out in an arc, landing lightly on the verandah of the Lone Star Hotel.............
  24. turboplanner
    One of them was a Horwood Bagshaw saw engine so not a race car built by amateurs running methanol. Most of the others were not race cars built by amateurs running methanol. Do you really think an engine turning backwards backfires as a result? It's worthwhile doing some reading about what causes backfires. It's also relatively easy to take fire prevention measures with the system and that's worth a read also.
  25. turboplanner
    If you don't understand the principle, you can just read along; I know it's hard for some to understand it's the engine we are talking about, not the car.
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