Anytime you are flying behind a mission critical part that normally runs
temperatures from very dark red to cherry red is a recipe for
disaster. The strength of the valve can be halved with less than
a 10% increase in temperature. In the space of 200 F change from about
1200 F to 1400 F the strength of the valve can be one sixth of what it was.

If the muffler falls off your rotary no big deal.

Paul Lamar

   You "tractor-ists" are all alike!   ;-)      I REALLY care if ANYTHING
falls off my engine in the Long EZ!  Loose parts are very bad for pusher
props.

Bill
Long EZ builder & pilot
BSME, MSME
EAA Technical Counselor

True. I don't think about pushers right off the bat.

Paul Lamar
 
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