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Old 07-28-2003 | 08:10 PM
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smenon
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Default Engine testing

Hi all,
i am doing some dynamometer testing of model aircraft engines. I
am a bit surprised by the curves that i am getting since they dont
look like the usual power, torque curves that you could find in
books or online.
Another question i had is about how the standard curves are
obtained. Is the engine fully loaded at the start and the load is
gradually taken off or is it the other way round which is how i am
doing it.
I am uploading some curves into the files folder.
Thanks,
Shyam.