Hi Guys

  Ed Carver. What ever happened to your work with the Aerocharger?

  Cheers

  Steve Izett
  Perth, Western Australia



  It's a damn shame, I could not get the bearings for the new alloy tube
 prop
  shaft when I had time to do it. So now my project is again pending time
  available:(
  Probably after we get rid of our king of all tax hikers.

  Ed Carver

 So Ed
 Are you still planning to use the Aerocharger?
 Has your engine run yet?

 Steve Izett



 My horse is behind the cart, and the prop is behind that, so the prop shaft
 comes first;)

 I am going to test the turbo for normalization at my preferred cruise
 altitude pressure equivalent to 15k'. I have yet to p port my two engines.
 That is the easy part.  I only need about 130hp to cruise the cozy.

 Ed Carver


THanks Ed
I have been very interested in the Aerocharger given some of it advantages and
simplicity.

Cheers

Steve Izett

Here are some pictures for those of you that may not be familiar with the Aerocharger.

"The RQ-7 Shadow is the result of a continued US Army search for an effective
battlefield UAV after the cancellation of the RQ-6 Outrider aircraft. AAI Corporation
followed up their RQ-2 Pioneer UAV with the similar but refined Shadow 200, and in
late 1999 the Army selected the Shadow 200 to fill the tactical UAV requirement,
redestinating it the RQ-7. The Army requirement specified a UAV that used a gasoline
engine, could carry an electro-optic/infrared imaging sensor turret, and had a
minimum range of 31 miles (50 kilometers) with four hour endurance on station. The
shadow 200 offered at least twice that range, powered by a 38hp (28.5 kW) rotary
engine. The Army requirement dictated that it be able to land within a soccer field."

"Each Shadow system includes four aircraft, two ground stations, a launch trailer,
and support vehicles for equipment and personnel. With a highly trained platoon the
Shadow 200 can be unpacked, fueled, and launched in one hour. A SIGINT payload is in
development, and is scheduled for service in 2008. It will swap out with the EO
turret. The Army currently does not have planes to arm the Shadow with light munitions."

UAV-801

"The Shadow 200 UAV Engine above is fitted with an Aerocharger, researching ways to
increase the power and operating altitude. On other rotary engines burning heavy fuel
(jet fuel) it was found that 2.5 pounds of boost from an Aerocharger increased power
up to nearly 50%. Hi Performance continues to work with the Department of Defense for
further increase the performance of various vehicles and machines."

Paul Lamar
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