Return-Path: Received: from mail14.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.195] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP-TLS id 854774 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 04 Apr 2005 17:02:01 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.132.195; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d211-31-76-250.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [211.31.76.250]) by mail14.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j34L19km018918 for ; Tue, 5 Apr 2005 07:01:11 +1000 Message-ID: <001501c53959$eb62f210$fa4c1fd3@george> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: aluminum housings Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 07:04:40 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0012_01C539AD.BC49DD50" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C539AD.BC49DD50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageRusty, I'm working on aluminium housings with steel wear surface inserts - = similar to what Richard Sohn is doing. For the life of me I can't understand why there's trouble with the front = housing, it seems the easiest to do - did they give a reason for the = delay. Perhaps there's something ( some problem) I'm not seeing!? George ( down under) last week i noticed that racing beat has custom aluminum center and = end housings for 13b rotary engines, huge weight savings, very = expensive, has any one ever considered using theses castings to replace = the stock heavy steel end and center housings, Hi Mike, I think we've all fantasized about using them at one time or another, = but unfortunately, the front housing wasn't available the last time I = asked RB in January. They've advertised these for years, but never = quite got around to finishing the front housing. The rear and = intermediate have been available for some time though Cheers, Rusty Mazda 13B rotary powered RV-3 (flying) Kolb Slingshot (Mazda single rotor project) Sonerai-IIL (next project in line) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C539AD.BC49DD50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Rusty,
I'm working on aluminium housings with = steel wear=20 surface inserts - similar to what Richard Sohn is doing.
For the life of me I can't understand = why there's=20 trouble with the front housing, it seems the easiest to do - did they = give a=20 reason for the delay. Perhaps there's something ( some problem) I'm not=20 seeing!?
George ( down under)

last week i noticed that racing beat has custom = aluminum=20 center and end housings for 13b rotary engines, huge weight savings, = very=20 expensive, has any one ever considered using theses castings to = replace the=20 stock heavy steel end and center housings,

 
Hi=20 Mike,
 
I = think we've all=20 fantasized about using them at one time or another, but unfortunately, = the=20 front housing wasn't available the last time I asked RB in = January. =20 They've advertised these for years, but never quite got around to = finishing=20 the front housing.  The rear and intermediate have been available = for=20 some time though
 
Cheers,
Rusty
Mazda 13B rotary powered RV-3=20 (flying)
Kolb Slingshot (Mazda single = rotor=20 project)
Sonerai-IIL (next project in=20 line)
 
 
 
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