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01-25-2007, 07:16 AM

On Jan 24, 6:59 pm, Mark Hickey <m...@habcycles.com> wrote:
> "Qui si parla Campagnolo" <p...@vecchios.com> wrote:
>
> >Mark Hickey wrote:
> >> That reminds me of one of the actual real advantages of a rotary, at
> >> least for aircraft use. If you lose the cooling system on a
> >> water-cooled aircraft motor, you can get into big trouble - you won't
> >> get far before the piston engine gets too hot to continue running, and
> >> then if you're not within gliding distance of a suitable landing
> >> place, you're gonna make the evening news.
>
> >Can't really think of a general aviation A/C with liquid cooling tho.
> >None of the ones I have flown, bunch of Cessnas from 150/2 thru the
> >T-210. Military trainers, none were, T-34, T-28. Even WWll, except for
> >the Merlin/Griffon types, most were aircooled radials.Actually, quite a few of the new GA motors are water-cooled,
> particularly those those that meet the new Sport Pilot specs (which
> limits them to two seats among other things). The Rotax and Jabiru
> engines are quite popular among those aircraft and homebuilts. Of
> course, the ancient air-cooled opposed four and six motors are also
> still being built and used in aircraft.
>
> Mark Hickey
> Habanero Cycleshttp://www.habcycles.com
> Home of the $795 ti frame

But I put those A/C just a sliver above ultralights. These are the
Nissan Versas of A/C, granted a GA person can fly them in less time and
for less $, but they are so limited in what they can do...much less
performance than even the lowly Cessna 152, which has little
performance indeed.

01-25-2007, 07:16 AM	#134 (permalink)
Qui si parla Campagnolo Guest Posts: n/a	Re: OT Interesting video On Jan 24, 6:59 pm, Mark Hickey <m...@habcycles.com> wrote: > "Qui si parla Campagnolo" <p...@vecchios.com> wrote: > > >Mark Hickey wrote: > >> That reminds me of one of the actual real advantages of a rotary, at > >> least for aircraft use. If you lose the cooling system on a > >> water-cooled aircraft motor, you can get into big trouble - you won't > >> get far before the piston engine gets too hot to continue running, and > >> then if you're not within gliding distance of a suitable landing > >> place, you're gonna make the evening news. > > >Can't really think of a general aviation A/C with liquid cooling tho. > >None of the ones I have flown, bunch of Cessnas from 150/2 thru the > >T-210. Military trainers, none were, T-34, T-28. Even WWll, except for > >the Merlin/Griffon types, most were aircooled radials.Actually, quite a few of the new GA motors are water-cooled, > particularly those those that meet the new Sport Pilot specs (which > limits them to two seats among other things). The Rotax and Jabiru > engines are quite popular among those aircraft and homebuilts. Of > course, the ancient air-cooled opposed four and six motors are also > still being built and used in aircraft. > > Mark Hickey > Habanero Cycleshttp://www.habcycles.com > Home of the $795 ti frame But I put those A/C just a sliver above ultralights. These are the Nissan Versas of A/C, granted a GA person can fly them in less time and for less $, but they are so limited in what they can do...much less performance than even the lowly Cessna 152, which has little performance indeed.