Return-Path: Received: from qmail.accesscomm.ca ([204.83.142.82] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with SMTP id 2750452 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 18:00:53 -0500 Received: (qmail 31000 invoked from network); 18 Nov 2003 23:00:54 -0000 Received: from cust140-67.weyburn-leg.accesscomm.ca (HELO Jarrett) (216.174.140.67) by qmail.accesscomm.ca with SMTP; 18 Nov 2003 23:00:54 -0000 Message-ID: <001f01c3ae27$d00daaa0$8200a8c0@Jarrett> From: "JJ JOHNSON" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: inline twin engines? Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 17:00:50 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001C_01C3ADF5.84BA4AE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C3ADF5.84BA4AE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageCome to think of it your right Peter.=20 Jarrett ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Peter Zutrauen=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 4:57 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: inline twin engines? I believe the fellow in England was Ivan Shaw who later created the = Europa. =20 Cheers, Pete Europa Builder and single-rotor dreamer. =20 -----Original Message----- From: JJ JOHNSON [mailto:JJJOHNSON@ACCESSCOMM.CA]=20 Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 10:16 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: inline twin engines? =20 I've got a picture of a long Ez w/ the twin engines on it[in kitplanes = mag]. There was a guy in England I believe who built it. Had two small = motorcycle [I think] engines on it, pusher style looked sleek but I = don't think it had the ponies in it to be a show stopper [unlike if it = had 2 single rotors]. I could look up the kitplanes issue if your = interested. It didn't have a write up, just the owners name and a = picture. =20 Jarrett =20 Btw anyone want to know the issue that I had mentioned earlier about = aux fans to force air into rads that are buried in wings or nacelles. = I've found the info so give me a shout. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Slade=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 9:50 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: inline twin engines? =20 > Think it will work out ?=20 Not a chance in hell, Rusty. The structure to hold an engine at the = front simply isnt there. It would be a VERY major redesign, and would = probably end up too heavy to fly. On top of the that, the weight and = balance would be all wrong. I think the best way to put 2 engines on an = EZ would be in pods on the strakes.=20 =20 John ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C3ADF5.84BA4AE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message=
Come to think of it your right Peter. =
 
Jarrett
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Peter=20 Zutrauen
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, = 2003 4:57=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: inline = twin=20 engines?

I believe = the fellow=20 in England was Ivan = Shaw who=20 later created the Europa.

 

Cheers,

Pete

Europa=20 Builder and = single-rotor=20 dreamer.

 

-----Original=20 Message-----
From: = JJ JOHNSON=20 [mailto:JJJOHNSON@ACCESSCOMM.CA]
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, = 2003 10:16=20 AM
To: Rotary = motors in=20 aircraft
Subject: = [FlyRotary]=20 Re: inline twin engines?

 

I've got a picture of a = long Ez w/=20 the twin engines on it[in kitplanes mag]. There was a guy in England I = believe=20 who built it. Had two small motorcycle [I think] engines on it, pusher = style=20 looked sleek but I don't think it had the ponies in it to be a show = stopper=20 [unlike if it had 2 single rotors]. I could look up the kitplanes = issue if=20 your interested. It didn't have a write up, just the owners name and a = picture.

 

Jarrett

 

Btw anyone want to know = the issue=20 that I had mentioned earlier about aux fans to force air into rads = that are=20 buried in wings or nacelles.  I've found the info so give me a=20 shout.

----- Original Message = -----=20

From: John=20 Slade

To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20

Sent: Monday,=20 November 17, 2003 9:50 PM

Subject:=20 [FlyRotary] Re: inline twin = engines?

 

 > Think it will work = out=20 ? 

Not a=20 chance in hell, Rusty. The structure to hold an engine at the front = simply=20 isnt there. It would be a VERY major redesign, and would = probably end=20 up too heavy to fly. On top of the that, the weight and balance = would be all=20 wrong. I think the best way to put 2 engines on an EZ would be in = pods on=20 the strakes.

 

John

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