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August 15th 06, 08:56 PM
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Ethanol Powered Aircraft
We use propane in the balloon. So that's an example of "propane in an
aircraft". The balloon I used to fly has three 15-gal tanks. So each tank has 75 lb of LP in it. The stainless tanks are quite heavy, requiring 4 of us to set it up. It's easier when we have to put it away. Also, in the dead cold winter, a heater must be attached to it over night before the flight so the LP will vaporize. Just like preheating an airplane. Grumman-581 wrote: On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:59:57 GMT, "Steve Foley" wrote: I really don't want a Natural Gas powered lawn mower. Probably wouldn't be any more inconvenient than one of the electrical ones that require a cord (i.e. not the rechargable battery types)... I've used air hoses like you use for shop air tools for routing natural gas to grills for temporary use... CNG (compressed natural gas) would work, but is not as convenient as LPG... LPG (aka propane) would probably work since you see LPG powered fork lifts and such... Hmmm... A quick search via google shows that it's already been done... http://www.landscapemanagement.net/l....jsp?id=317568 http://chenchang.en.alibaba.com/prod...awn_Mower.html 
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#2
August 15th 06, 11:15 PM
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Also, in the dead cold winter, a heater must be attached to it
over night before the flight so the LP will vaporize. Just like preheating an airplane. You fly a balloon -- in WINTER? BRRRRRRR! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"
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#3
August 16th 06, 02:20 AM
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On 15 Aug 2006 15:15:31 -0700, "Jay Honeck"
wrote: You fly a balloon -- in WINTER? BRRRRRRR! Well, they do carry a really big heater with 'em...
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#4
August 16th 06, 02:27 AM
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Grumman-581 wrote:
"Jay Honeck" wrote: You fly a balloon -- in WINTER? BRRRRRRR! Well, they do carry a really big heater with 'em... and once aloft, there is no wind.
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#5
August 16th 06, 02:38 PM
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You fly a balloon -- in WINTER?
BRRRRRRR! Well, they do carry a really big heater with 'em... and once aloft, there is no wind. "It's a dry cold..." -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"
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#6
August 18th 06, 06:39 AM
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On 16 Aug 2006 06:38:59 -0700, "Jay Honeck"
wrote: You fly a balloon -- in WINTER? BRRRRRRR! Well, they do carry a really big heater with 'em... and once aloft, there is no wind. "It's a dry cold..." Evidently this is not in Michigan! Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com
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