X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from eastrmmtao104.cox.net ([68.230.240.46] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3872781 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:40:39 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.240.46; envelope-from=tmann@n200lz.com Received: from eastrmimpo02.cox.net ([68.1.16.120]) by eastrmmtao104.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.00.01.00 201-2244-105-20090324) with ESMTP id <20091003014003.DGWY11036.eastrmmtao104.cox.net@eastrmimpo02.cox.net> for ; Fri, 2 Oct 2009 21:40:03 -0400 Received: from testPC ([98.168.254.7]) by eastrmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id o1g11c00Q0ALyG2021g11U; Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:40:02 -0400 X-VR-Score: -100.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=b1VggVGZNt4A:10 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=N8B9JuSIAAAA:8 a=82LdcpQxVlMRGfZVNAoA:9 a=TIb4p7vzXqlzwGEYJEd5hjnNaBwA:4 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=0xHOTBomlHEW7tgg:21 a=YaR_p4sWEleryFOd:21 a=yMhMjlubAAAA:8 a=SSmOFEACAAAA:8 a=vZv-QJsDCDfdyxnWGtcA:9 a=a3XXXjQjt6xOM5TjgNUA:7 a=wOSQPtRFwNBPeYaNyO0OSwGcCGcA:4 a=_bnsd6ulKa2WRJOQ:21 a=mE-5iKhLextb1qVr:21 X-CM-Score: 0.00 From: "Thomas Mann" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Quiet: Here is What I Did Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 20:40:02 -0500 Message-ID: <006c01ca43ca$6d9904c0$48cb0e40$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_006D_01CA43A0.84C2FCC0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcpDHQFlB7yrIczbRV+2WXdV0qpe7wAq/i+Q Content-Language: en-us This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_006D_01CA43A0.84C2FCC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hey David, Great shot of the Corsair. Here's a tidbit of history for you. When the Corsair was first introduced it was deployed on the USS Bunker Hill. If you watch closely when they roll film of the Corsair, you will see what appears to be an arrow pointing up painted on the tail. That arrow is the designation of the Essex Class Bunker Hill. My dad flew dive bombers off of that carrier in 1944. Tough duty that. I think the worst of it was a raid they made of Formosa. Out of his entire squadron he was the only one to make it back to the carrier. The British were the ones who perfected the carrier landings with the Corsair. Because the nose is so hard to see past, they came up with the navy 180 method which is the only way they could keep the carrier in sight on approach. Great Photos! T Mann From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of David Leonard Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 11:58 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Quiet: Here is What I Did Oops, forgot to add pictures On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 9:54 PM, David Leonard wrote: Here is some motivation. I flew my RV- up to the Reno Air races and had a great time. Am thinking about entering next year as the Sport class did not fill. Great Trip and made lots of great friends. The RV-6 was a hit as was the rotary installation.... (there were obviously lots of hits at Reno..) Great shot of half dome on the way up. I was crewing for Ed Deutrox in Slingshot in the Formula One Class, and got lots of pictures of cool war birds... Doesn't get any better! Plane is flying great. I now have a smoke system (of my own design) installed and it makes great smoke, super fun addition. Flying in the Apple Valley airshow this Saturday... Smoke On! :-) -- David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net http://RotaryRoster.net -- David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net http://RotaryRoster.net ------=_NextPart_000_006D_01CA43A0.84C2FCC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hey David,

Great shot of the Corsair. Here’s a tidbit of = history for you.

 

When the Corsair was first introduced it was deployed on = the USS Bunker Hill. If you watch closely when they roll film of the Corsair, = you will see what appears to be an arrow pointing up painted on the tail. That = arrow is the designation of the Essex Class Bunker Hill.

 

My dad flew dive bombers off of that carrier in 1944. = Tough duty that. I think the worst of it was a raid they made of Formosa. Out of = his entire squadron he was the only one to make it back to the = carrier.

 

The British were the ones who perfected the carrier = landings with the Corsair. Because the nose is so hard to see past, they came up with = the navy 180 method which is the only way they could keep the carrier in sight on approach.

 

Great Photos!

 

T Mann

 

From:= Rotary = motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of David = Leonard
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 11:58 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Quiet: Here is What I = Did

 

Oops, forgot to add = pictures

On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 9:54 PM, David Leonard = <wdleonard@gmail.com> = wrote:

Here is some motivation.  I flew my RV- up to = the Reno Air races and had a great time.  Am thinking about entering next = year as the Sport class did not fill.  Great Trip and made lots of great friends.  The RV-6 was a hit as was the rotary = installation.... (there were obviously lots of hits at Reno..)

 

Great shot of half dome on the way up.  I was = crewing for Ed Deutrox in Slingshot in the Formula One Class, and got lots of = pictures of cool war birds...

 

Doesn't get any better!

 

Plane is flying great.  I now have a smoke = system (of my own design) installed and it makes great smoke, super fun = addition.

 

Flying in the Apple Valley airshow this = Saturday...  Smoke On!

 

:-)
--
David Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net
http://RotaryRoster.net




--
David Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net http://RotaryRoster.net

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