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From: "jesse farr" <jesse@jessfarr.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Mistral Engines for sale
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 09:57:17 -0400
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----- Original Message ----- From: <echristley@nc.rr.com>

> John Dyke got a deal for Delta builders for one of
> the Lyc knockoffs.  XPO, I think, is the name of the
> company.  A brand new IO-360 for $16,500.
> Mistral's website glosses over the cooling issue and
> doesn't even mention the need to add two-cycle oil
> or how they're going to oil the housing.
> You can pay an exhobitant price and pick the
> problems that everyone has learned to live with.
> You just bolt the engine to the place that was
> designed for it. OR you can pay a ridiculous price
> and deal with brand new issues that'll require you
> learn some aerodynamic and mechanical engineering.
> Except for a few extremely rich folks, the people
> who would deal with all the issues would most likely
> not blink at rebuilding a junkyard block or two.  If
> you're going to have to get your hands dirty anyway,
> you might as well save $20K or so.
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I talked with a fellow yesterday who was telling me how he had given up on
the mazda engine dream, as he had come to the conclusion he was going to
spend more making it quick, easy starting, running, properly geared and
cooling and sufficiently reliable than he could buy a turbine for.  I told
him 'lotsa luck' and when he or anyone else got that bargain turbine let me
know because I not only would admit to being wrong but would run right down
and buy one.

I got mazda rotary engines in my garage, in various states of
disassembly/repair; and, I got mazdas in my bone yard; but, he ain't got no
turbines, turbine containing craft or any readily and cheaply available that
I see. I still thing we rotary thinking people are the way to go at this
place in time.

jesse farr, soddy tn USA (just north of chattanooga)