Paul wrote

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Mark wrote
Hi Paul, if you send me the article or URL, I'll translate it
properly. (My
wife is a German/English/Spanish translator and those
babelfish translations
give her that warm fazzy feeling of job security :)
Mark Wrathall

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Hi Paul -

My translation software has its moments -  the dire warnings about
getting a human to look over the results are entertaining in
themselves :^)   { example - "as grease is not leak , you must grip
shaft " }

To really score on the stupid and unrealistic environmental driving
cycles you need an engine that shuts off at stop lights and auto
starts when you hit the gas.  Perhaps Mazda is planning that for
the RX8.

IIRC  Volkswagen - Europe tried this - end result - emissions up !
More practically -  multi - cylinder engines have a feature that
turns { say }  half the injectors off in a V6 or V8 at idle and low
revs - so maybe doing this with the innermost rotor on a 3 rotor , or
alternating' what rotors get a squirt on  twin -
I'm looking for a reference book on a German military trainer -
rotary powered- I will scan & transmit when I find it - a unique -
looking plane !

Thought for the day - * force* scrapping  or tax  drastically  all
bus &  truck diesels over 10 yrs old - the major air - Q  problem for
limeys over here !  BioDiesel made outa vegtable matter does shorten
the odds ...

Fly Good - Build good - Bryan

 
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