REFLECTOR: Innodyn Engine

[Ron Brown]

And according to a good friend of mine who worked for GE Turbine Division 
for many years, its these temperatures that are the killer for designing and 
building turbines/turbo props - "After combustion the gas is cooled down 
with dilution air to
 2700F, before it gets to the high pressure turbine."

A Google search for melting point of steel:

Most steel has other metals added to tune its properties, like strength, 
corrosion resistance, or ease of fabrication. Steel is just the element iron 
that has been processed to control the amount of carbon. Iron, out of the 
ground, melts at around 1510 degrees C (2750°F). Steel often melts at around 
1370 degrees C (2500°F).

Back to the condition inspection and the old Lycosarus - which has a clean 
bill of health! (knocking on wood!)

Ronnie Brown
N713MR