Subject: MOGAS
From: Rotary Engine
Date: 7/7/2006, 6:46 AM
To: AAme




Paul (and everyone else!) please add yourself to the map:
http://www.frappr.com/mogasassistancenetwork

We need some mogas support in Southern California.

Mogas is very rare at airports in the western half of the country.
The only places I know that carry it on the whole west coast are Modesto
California and Arlington Washington.

I won't have room to take two 5 gallon cans, but Arlington is one of
those very rare airports that has mogas on the the field, on the east
side. I plan to stop there and tank up just after landing this evening,
before parking on the west side where all the festivities are.

I'm planning to fly to Kansas again in August, I have a mogas contact in
Utah but I need mogas in western Nebraska (North Platte would be good),
can't find any mogas airports and haven't made any EAA contacts there
yet. There is also the hassle factor of filling 3 or 4 five-gallon cans
and transporting them to the airport.

So I'm working on my airflow sensor modification circuit and trying to
get it installed in the plane. I flew last night monitoring the O2
sensor voltage, and verified once again the engine is always running
rich best power. If I can lean at high altitude cruise maybe my spark
plugs won't foul so badly with 100LL. In flight the O2 sensor voltage is
always around 0.7 to 0.8, a mixture of about 13:1. I also only get 21
mpg when I should be getting about 27 mpg.

volts         air/fuel     Lambda
(open circuit)
=====================================
0.250       15.0:1       1.02
0.375       14.5:1       0.99
0.500       14.0:1       0.95
0.625       13.5:1       0.92
0.750       13.0:1       0.88
0.875       12.5:1       0.85
1.000       12.0:1       0.82

I also plan to take an extra set or two of spark plugs with me on the
long trip. If I have to burn 100LL it's probably less hassle to just
change out the spark plugs at a fuel stop rather than trying to locate
someone to help me transport lots of mogas to the airport.

Perry
http://www.ductedfan.com


Good idea Perry. I hope a lot of other people sign up.
OK I added myself to the map at SZP. I have gas cans
of course at SZP.

-- 
Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

What did I do wrong? I went back and checked the map
and my marker was not shown. I'll try it again.
-- 
Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

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