Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 385886 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 30 Aug 2004 21:11:39 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.70; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040831011108.XEMC1789.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Mon, 30 Aug 2004 21:11:08 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Mistral Engines for sale Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:09:05 -0500 Message-ID: <025601c48ef7$1e1d00a0$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0257_01C48ECD.3546F8A0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0257_01C48ECD.3546F8A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I wish them luck, but I'll be surprised if they sell too many engines at those prices. I was critical of Powersports for pricing their engine at $20+k, because it was the same price as a new Lycoming at the time. Eventually, if the engine is proven to be everything they claim, particularly wrt the 3000 hour TBO, they might sway some Ly-Cont = followers. =20 FWIW, someone was just telling me about Innodyn turbines (http://www.innodyn.com/aviation/products.html ). I think I'd probably spend my $35k on one of those (if I had $35K to spend on a new engine). =20 Rusty (wondering if Mistral ever consulted any marketing people) ------=_NextPart_000_0257_01C48ECD.3546F8A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
I wish them=20 luck, but I'll be surprised if they sell too many engines at those=20 prices.  I was critical of Powersports for pricing their = engine at=20 $20+k, because it was the same price as a new Lycoming at the = time. =20 Eventually, if the engine is proven to be everything they claim, = particularly=20 wrt the 3000 hour TBO,  they might sway some Ly-Cont = followers. =20
 
FWIW, someone=20 was just telling me about Innodyn turbines (http://www.innodyn= .com/aviation/products.html ). =20 I think I'd probably spend my $35k on one of those (if I had $35K to = spend on a=20 new engine).
 
Rusty=20 (wondering if Mistral ever consulted any marketing=20 people)
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