Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 552356 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 01 Dec 2004 08:52:31 -0500 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.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20041201135201.ONNY2051.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 08:52:01 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Jan RV flyin at Lakeland Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 07:52:08 -0600 Message-ID: <000001c4d7ac$f34e53c0$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C4D77A.A8B3E3C0" 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 V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C4D77A.A8B3E3C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Don't want Rusty speaking either, he'd probably recommend Lycoming over the rotary :) Well I DID just attempt to talk someone into a Lycoming yesterday, but = his other choice was a Subaru. Is it OK to talk someone out of a Subaru :-) =20 Seriously, there's been a lot of progress in alternative engines in the = last few years, largely due to the efforts of folks like Tracy, and Fred who = make the products we need. I'd be willing to bet that you could plot the = number of folks that are using a rotary engine on a graph, and see a = distinctive upward slope that occurred at the time Tracy started selling products. = I for one, would not have taken the plunge if Tracy's products didn't = exist. When Fred started making mounts, that was a real bonus as well. The = next big step will be a FWF kit. When someone starts selling a high quality = FWF kit, at a reasonable savings over a new Lycoming, rotary engine usage = will skyrocket. Until that time, a rotary engine just isn't the best choice = for the average builder. Sad but true. =20 Cheers, Rusty (maybe John can speak about destruction testing Tracy's = electronics) =20 =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C4D77A.A8B3E3C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Don't want Rusty speaking either, he'd probably = recommend=20 Lycoming over
the rotary :)

Well I = DID just attempt=20 to talk someone into a Lycoming yesterday, but his other choice was a=20 Subaru.  Is it OK to talk someone out of a Subaru = :-)
 
Seriously, there's been=20 a lot of progress in alternative engines in the last few years, largely = due to=20 the efforts of folks like Tracy, and Fred who make the products we=20 need.  I'd be willing to bet that you could plot the number of = folks that=20 are using a rotary engine on a graph, and see a distinctive upward slope = that=20 occurred at the time Tracy started selling products.  I for one, = would not=20 have taken the plunge if Tracy's products didn't exist.  When Fred = started=20 making mounts, that was a real bonus as well.  The next big step = will be a=20 FWF kit.  When someone starts selling a high quality FWF kit, = at a=20 reasonable savings over a new Lycoming, rotary engine usage will=20 skyrocket.  Until that time, a rotary engine just isn't the best = choice for=20 the average builder.  Sad but true.
 
Cheers,
Rusty (maybe John can speak = about=20 destruction testing Tracy's electronics)
 
 
 
 


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