X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 30 [X] Return-Path: Received: from [201.225.225.169] (HELO cwpanama.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.6) with ESMTP id 1862750 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:39:47 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=201.225.225.169; envelope-from=rijakits@cwpanama.net Received: from [201.224.94.164] (HELO usuario5ebe209) by frontend3.cwpanama.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with SMTP id 101968493 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:46:47 -0500 Message-ID: <034701c75946$efa13210$a45ee0c9@usuario5ebe209> From: "Thomas y Reina Jakits" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: What about... Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:39:19 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0344_01C7591D.065FBE10" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0344_01C7591D.065FBE10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageSad thing :(( TJ ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 7:55 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: What about... http://www.rotaryengines.ca/index2.htm Are they for real or just some more Moeller vapor-products?=20 Hi Thomas, These guys bought the rights to an engine that was being made in = Germany (I think), and were planning to start making them in Canada when = I emailed them a year or more ago. I actually exchanged a number of = emails with them, and they were quite receptive to suggestions. =20 Unfortunately, my main suggestion was to GIVE an engine to a high = profile manufacturer, with the agreement that they run up the hours on = their factory plane, and report the results in a series of magazine = articles. In other words, arrange an unbiased public test. If the = engine is as good as it's supposed to be, then this would be all the = advertising needed to sell engines. Their answer was that they just = didn't have the budget for that, but that they were working to get some = manufacturers to test their engines. Sadly, I haven't seen any = manufacturer installing one. =20 It's unfortunate that neat little engines like this just seem to fade = away. The problem is that they're expensive, and unproven. If you = could eliminate one or the other, they'd sell, but until then, they = don't. Eventually, the company will go out of business, someone else = buys the design, and the cycle begins again... Cheers, Rusty ------=_NextPart_000_0344_01C7591D.065FBE10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Sad thing :((
 
TJ
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 = 7:55=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: What=20 about...

http://www.rotaryengines.= ca/index2.htm
 
Are they for real or just some = more Moeller=20 vapor-products? 
 
Hi Thomas,
 
These guys bought the rights to an = engine that=20 was being made in Germany (I think), and were planning to start=20 making them in Canada when I emailed them a year or more=20 ago.  I actually exchanged a number of emails with them, and = they=20 were quite receptive to suggestions.  =
 
Unfortunately, my main suggestion was to GIVE = an engine=20 to a high profile manufacturer, with the agreement that they run up = the hours=20 on their factory plane, and report the results in a series of magazine = articles.  In other words, arrange an unbiased public test.  = If the=20 engine is as good as it's supposed to be, then this would be all the=20 advertising needed to sell engines.  Their answer was = that they=20 just didn't have the budget for that, but that they were working to = get some=20 manufacturers to test their engines.  Sadly, I haven't seen = any=20 manufacturer installing=20 one.    
 
It's unfortunate that neat little engines = like this=20 just seem to fade away.  The problem is that they're expensive, = and=20 unproven.  If you could eliminate one or the other, they'd sell, = but=20 until then, they don't. Eventually, the company will go out of=20 business, someone else buys the design, and the cycle begins = again...
 
Cheers,
Rusty
 
 
 
 
 
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