Matt Prather wrote:

Would it be safe to say that if you are building an airplane that will
spend most
of its life at low altitude, with high indicated airspeeds, don't turbo
compound,
but do try to take advantage of exhaust thrust power?  If however, you are
building a long distance, high altitude, low IAS airplane, tc is the way
to go?

Matt-

Turbo compound all depends on how much fuel money and extra range is worth to you. 

Exhaust gas thrust on the other hand is free.

Paul Lamar
 
The Rotary Engine NewsLetter.  Powered by Linux.
ACRE NL web site. http://home.earthlink.net/~rotaryeng/            
Copyright 1998-2004 All world wide rights reserved.