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 Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:52 am Post subject: RotaxEngines/Bing carb's alleged altitude compensation |
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Uh, no. Not really.
They do a reasonable job up to about 4000ft, but above that the slide lifts the needle out of the jet well and things get really rich. The diaphragm can only do so much.
Not to be too hard on the Bings-they, like all carburetors are hoist from the the same petard. Namely that carbs meter fuel to the VOLUME of air and at 7000ft you have left 25% of the atmosphere, ie: oxygen, behind and the carb is still adding fuel based on sea level proportions.
The solution is, of course, fuel injection.
Creighton Smith
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1. 03:54 PM - Bing Carb Theory of Operation (h&jeuropa)
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Subject: Bing Carb Theory of Operation
From: "h&jeuropa" <butcher43(at)att.net>
The January 2017 and February 2017 issues of EAA Sport Aviation have two articles
by Carol & Brian Carpenter of Rainbow Aviation Services that describe how
our Bing carbs work. The articles have color diagrams that show fuel and air flow.
They really do compensate for altitude by clever design!
Jim Butcher
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kenryan
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 11:27 am Post subject: RotaxEngines/Bing carb's alleged altitude compensation |
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Would the same be true for the Rotax 914?
On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 9:50 AM, crouton <crouton(at)well.com (crouton(at)well.com)> wrote:
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Uh, no. Not really.
They do a reasonable job up to about 4000ft, but above that the slide lifts the needle out of the jet well and things get really rich. The diaphragm can only do so much.
Not to be too hard on the Bings-they, like all carburetors are hoist from the the same petard. Namely that carbs meter fuel to the VOLUME of air and at 7000ft you have left 25% of the atmosphere, ie: oxygen, behind and the carb is still adding fuel based on sea level proportions.
The solution is, of course, fuel injection.
Creighton Smith
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> The January 2017 and February 2017 issues of EAA Sport Aviation have two articles
> by Carol & Brian Carpenter of Rainbow Aviation Services that describe how
> our Bing carbs work. The articles have color diagrams that show fuel and air flow.
> They really do compensate for altitude by clever design!
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> Jim Butcher
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max8992
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| Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 10:02 am Post subject: RotaxEngines/Bing carb's alleged altitude compensation |
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Hi there all. can't read these articles as access is granted only to members which I'm not and not willing to be... Any chance to get a copy ?
Max Cointe
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Objet : Re: Re: RotaxEngines/Bing carb's alleged altitude compensation
Would the same be true for the Rotax 914?
On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 9:50 AM, crouton <crouton(at)well.com (crouton(at)well.com)> wrote: | Quote: |
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Uh, no. Not really.
They do a reasonable job up to about 4000ft, but above that the slide lifts the needle out of the jet well and things get really rich. The diaphragm can only do so much.
Not to be too hard on the Bings-they, like all carburetors are hoist from the the same petard. Namely that carbs meter fuel to the VOLUME of air and at 7000ft you have left 25% of the atmosphere, ie: oxygen, behind and the carb is still adding fuel based on sea level proportions.
The solution is, of course, fuel injection.
Creighton Smith
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________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________
Time: 03:54:58 PM PST US
Subject: Bing Carb Theory of Operation
From: "h&jeuropa" <butcher43(at)att.net (butcher43(at)att.net)>
The January 2017 and February 2017 issues of EAA Sport Aviation have two articles
by Carol & Brian Carpenter of Rainbow Aviation Services that describe how
our Bing carbs work. The articles have color diagrams that show fuel and air flow.
They really do compensate for altitude by clever design!
Jim Butcher
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h&jeuropa
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 9:25 am Post subject: Re: RotaxEngines/Bing carb's alleged altitude compensation |
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The next to last paragraph of the January article explains how the Bing carb compensates for altitude.
A 914 operates at manifold pressure of 30 in Hg, or nearly sea level altitude. So it doesn't have the potential mixture problem.
I have sent Max a copy of the articles.
Jim Butcher
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creightonious
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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 10:23 am Post subject: Re: RotaxEngines/Bing carb's alleged altitude compensation |
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| kenryan wrote: | Would the same be true for the Rotax 914?
Jim is correct. The 914 is, for continuous power, turbo-normalized and at all non oxygen-sucking altitudes, the carbs see essentially sea level air. Ergo, no going super rich at useful altitudes.
This accounts for the 914's near-universal acceptance in the US where altitudes below 13000 (18000 with oxygen) are available to use.
Creighton
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Uh, no. Not really.
They do a reasonable job up to about 4000ft, but above that the slide lifts the needle out of the jet well and things get really rich. The diaphragm can only do so much.
Not to be too hard on the Bings-they, like all carburetors are hoist from the the same petard. Namely that carbs meter fuel to the VOLUME of air and at 7000ft you have left 25% of the atmosphere, ie: oxygen, behind and the carb is still adding fuel based on sea level proportions.
The solution is, of course, fuel injection.
Creighton Smith
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> in HTML for viewing with a web browser and features Hyperlinked Indexes
> and Message Navigation. The .txt file includes the plain ASCII version
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> such as Notepad or with a web browser.
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> HTML Version:
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> Time: 03:54:58 PM PST US
> Subject: Bing Carb Theory of Operation
> From: "h&jeuropa" <butcher43>
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> The January 2017 and February 2017 issues of EAA Sport Aviation have two articles
> by Carol & Brian Carpenter of Rainbow Aviation Services that describe how
> our Bing carbs work. The articles have color diagrams that show fuel and air flow.
> They really do compensate for altitude by clever design!
>
> Jim Butcher
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>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=466313#466313
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| Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 4:41 am Post subject: Re: RotaxEngines/Bing carb's alleged altitude compensation |
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Interesting that this old canard about altitude compensation is raising
it's head from the dead again. It is, basically a false claim, unless, as
Creighton points out you restrict your flying to Piper cub altitudes. Fuel
consumption, I believe, is most relevant during cross country ops, and
during XC ops, I usually plan FL060-090 over the flatlands I now live
amidst. As they say, if you plan 500' AGL (1500' MSL here), your mileage
may vary!
When my Europa was freshly built 13 years ago and my engine
fully instrumented, I ran extensive test cards on engine performance
while flying off my Phase 1 at Z-Hills. Climbing above 3-4,000 DA, fuel
consumption rises reliably, while effective power declines as expected.
I published the spreadsheets here on the Matronics forums at the time
and shared them with Phil Lockwood. Shortly after that, Rotax stopped
advertising this "feature". Coincidence? Perhaps.
Rather than theory from possibly commercially informed interests,
I would prefer more actual measurements, preferably from
disinterested but experienced third parties. If there is confusion about
the Bing system, consider the role that Rotax played.
Despite the advertising, the official operator's manual provides
essentially no performance / consumption data compared with
Lyc / Con manuals.
I still love my 912s, but I am a bit steamed that my block cracked at
380 hours of operation and despite some discount, my repair bill was over $10k.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 5:10 am Post subject: RotaxEngines/Bing carb's alleged altitude compensation |
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Interesting post. My understanding was That the altitude compensation was in fact, related to the Cub altitudes.  The memory comes up as we, on our way home from an Idaho Back Country adventure in our Kitfoxes, flying the bends of a river at 100 ft. looking for wildlife and practicing steep turns, we listened to the chatter coming from a group of RVs on their way to the Reno Air Races, while flying at RV altitudes.  all the talk was about manifold pressure and airspeed. To each his own, I guess.Lowell
On Jun 20, 2017 5:46 AM, "rampil" <ira.rampil(at)gmail.com (ira.rampil(at)gmail.com)> wrote: | Quote: | --> RotaxEngines-List message posted by: "rampil" <ira.rampil(at)gmail.com (ira.rampil(at)gmail.com)>
Interesting that this old canard about altitude compensation is raising
 it's head from the dead again. It is, basically a false claim, unless, as
Creighton points out you restrict your flying to Piper cub altitudes. Fuel
consumption, I believe, is most relevant during cross country ops, and
during XC ops, I usually plan FL060-090 over the flatlands I now live
amidst. As they say, if you plan 500' AGL (1500' MSL here), your mileage
may vary!
When my Europa was freshly built 13 years ago and my engine
fully instrumented, I ran extensive test cards on engine performance
while flying off my Phase 1 at Z-Hills. Climbing above 3-4,000 DA, fuel
consumption rises reliably, while effective power declines as expected.
I published the spreadsheets here on the Matronics forums at the time
and shared them with Phil Lockwood. Shortly after that, Rotax stopped
advertising this "feature". Coincidence? Perhaps.
Rather than theory from possibly commercially informed interests,
I would prefer more actual measurements, preferably from
disinterested but experienced third parties. If there is confusion about
the Bing system, consider the role that Rotax played.
Despite the advertising, the official operator's manual provides
essentially no performance / consumption data compared with
Lyc / Con manuals.
I still love my 912s, but I am a bit steamed that my block cracked at
380 hours of operation and despite some discount, my repair bill was over $10k.
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