Return-Path: Received: from imo-r03.mx.aol.com ([152.163.225.99] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.7) with ESMTP id 2742217 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 17 Nov 2003 23:33:26 -0500 Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-r03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v36_r1.1.) id q.48.25173b14 (3932) for ; Mon, 17 Nov 2003 23:33:20 -0500 (EST) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: <48.25173b14.2ceafb10@aol.com> Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 23:33:20 EST Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: inline twin engines? To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_48.25173b14.2ceafb10_boundary" X-Mailer: 7.0 for Windows sub 10717 --part1_48.25173b14.2ceafb10_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/17/2003 11:21:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, rotary.coot@verizon.net writes: > > >> . For you guys that have backwards planes, how hard would it be to >> modify a Vari-EZ, or Long-EZ into a push pull configuration, using two single >> rotor engines? Would this be relatively EZ (sorry), or a major effort? I >> would be willing to set it up as a single place, flown from the rear seat if >> that will help with the CG. Since I'm fiberglass challenged, I would be >> looking to buy a nearly complete project, and modify it from there. Think it >> will work out ? > > >> > > >> Rusty > There were two brothers from Brazil (I think) that had two rotaries in the back of a Rutan design, with over-running clutches, so either engine could be shut down without a problem. A long time ago. But it did work fine. Lynn E. Hanover --part1_48.25173b14.2ceafb10_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a message dated 11/17/2003 11:21:16 PM Eastern Stan= dard Time, rotary.coot@verizon.net writes:

. For you guys that= have backwards planes, how hard would it be to modify a Vari-EZ, or Long-EZ= into a push pull configuration, using two single rotor engines? Would= this be relatively EZ (sorry), or a major effort? I would be willing=20= to set it up as a single place, flown from the rear seat if that will help w= ith the CG. Since I'm fiberglass challenged, I would be looking to buy= a nearly complete project, and modify it from there. Think it will wo= rk out ?

Rusty

There were two brothers from Brazil (I think) that had two rotaries in the b= ack of a Rutan design, with over-running clutches, so either engine could be= shut down without a problem. A long time ago. But it did work fine.
Lynn E. Hanover --part1_48.25173b14.2ceafb10_boundary--