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Ronald R. Eason Sr.[KRron] President / CEO Ph: 816-468-4091 Fax: 816-468-5465 http://www.jrl-engineering.com Our Attitude Makes The Difference! _____ From: no1orrc...@cs.com [mailto:no1orrc...@cs.com] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:22 PM To: ga...@isotechnetworks.net; ain...@sbcglobal.net; drco...@swbell.net; gbcr...@socket.net; r...@jrl-engineering.com; r...@epsi.net; kirkh...@yahoo.com; kra...@kramerize.com; monow...@accessus.net; randell...@msm.com; cjw...@epsi.net Subject: 612 March Newsletter Greetins all: Next meeting will be held at Roosterville Airport, March 21 at 1900 hours. A chief topic of conversation will be about our award winning float in the Snake Saturday Parade last Saturday. It would be a good time to discuss the problems involved and proposals for the next time that is coming up the first of October. Prez Ron sent out a notice from EAA Headquarters about the proposed ethanol additive to our gasoline. In the EAA newsletter the question was asked as to why this won't work in our planes. This is the answer given: --------------------------- For EAA Aviation Services: EAA has been very active with regard to the ethanol issue. Why can't aircraft operate on autogas containing 10 percent ethanol? Answer: Thanks for the timely question. In his article, Alcohol And Aircraft Don't Mix, FAA Research Engineer Ken Knopp lists three primary reasons for not using an automobile gasoline that contains methanol or ethanol in an aircraft. First, the addition of alcohol to gasoline adversely affects the volatility of the fuel, which could cause vapor lock. Second, alcohol present in automobile gasoline is not compatible with the rubber seals and materials used in aircraft. Third, phase separation happens when the fuel is cooled as a result of the aircraft's climbing to higher altitude. When the alcohol separates from the gasoline, it may carry water that has been held in solution and that cannot be handled by the sediment bowl. (Read the whole article at http://www.eaa.org/education/fuel/knopp_alcohol.html.) Sorry for the small pring, but that is all my limited knowledge of computerology will permit. On the light sport aircraft scene, there is an article endorsed by the EAA coming out in the April issue of Popular Mechanics. Their writer got his LSA rating in one week! As was the custom of our previous newsletter editor, here is your mechanics question for this week: What is the firing order of the PW-3350 engine? See you there!
