JIM,
     In a message dated 09-04-97 you wrote ...
> Emerson Electric in quality control. Interesting pieces in local papers
> about social unpleasantness across the river from you every few days.
> Piece on local TV about travelers crossing the border who need swimming
> lessons. I was out to BJC this afternoon and saw a very sleek single
> engine that I wasn't familiar with and found out it is a German Grob
> G115C. Look somewhat like the old Meyers 200. Heavy wx with tops of 50K
> and hail around here again. Most every afternoon. Continental's new flat
> 4 diesel for aircraft will be 2 cycle, supercharged of about 286 CID and
> deliver 200 HP. Single level power control> Just as a guess, I would see
> a turbocharger feeding a Rootes-type blower and a narrow operating RPM
> band. It will be designed for longer TBO and cost half the price of
> current 200 HP gas engines (????) I hope they include glow plugs, big
> water drains and monster air filters, dual vacumn pumps and maybe a
> compressionrelease for easier starting. I would guess a fuel efficiency
> rating of about .45 of fuel per hP/hour. The last thing I would want to
> see included is big fat soft rubber engine mounts, otherwise it will
> shake the rivets loose.  JD
   I think you are dreaming on a FLAT four... Maybe a X 4 which would
 give an even power overlap and smoother running.. ???? maybe a bit
 more frontal area... Do you think a Rootes more efficient than
 a Centrifugal or axial compressor?
   -=*  Jim Sanders  *=-
... Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes it. Franklin
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