One of the GREAT things about a rotary aviation engine is its ability to
keep going when things fail.  Fail is something all engines do.

It seems to me that the PPort has a much greater ability to pass ingested
debris much easier than any other configuration.

I have just read that John Slade may have ingested part of his last turbo
failure, damaging his engine.

And I was thinking about our Turbo PPort discussion.

It seems the PPort may be an excellent safety enhancement, as well as a
POTENTIAL power gain, if you want to burn more fuel.

Does this seem reasonable to the rest of you?
Eric

How did parts from a failed exhaust turbine find its way into the intake system?

Any ingested objects in a rotary engine is bad news. Nothing is likely
to make it trough with no damage to the engine.

Paul Lamar
 
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