Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 10:08:44 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from clmboh1-smtp5.columbus.rr.com ([65.24.0.116] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0) with ESMTP id 1848468 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:33:36 -0500 Received: from NOTEBOOK (dhcp9570127.columbus.rr.com [24.95.70.127]) by clmboh1-smtp5.columbus.rr.com (8.11.2/8.11.2) with SMTP id g9UEXab12722 for ; Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:33:36 -0500 (EST) X-Original-Message-ID: <006001c28021$4fcc9980$6501a8c0@NOTEBOOK> From: "Joseph Trepicone" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: beech duke crash & my friend X-Original-Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:33:22 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005D_01C27FF7.637707B0" 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_005D_01C27FF7.637707B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi group, The "Beech Duke Crash" we are talking about took the life someone I = consider a good friend. I will not mention his name. Many of you know = the man. We have been working together over the past several months and = I learned to respect him very much. Among other engineering projects he = was in the process of developing a 40 gal belly tank for the IVP = turbine. I intended (intend) to utilize this tank on my aircraft. I = currently have a Walter 601 engine in my shop he sent for me to use so = that I could fit my cowls, etc.so I wouldn't have to have a turbine = sitting around corroding while I complete remainder of my airframe. I = felt this was way beyond the call of duty. But he offered and he did = this at no cost. Not because he had to but because he was a man of = vision who's goal was the advancement of aviation. He was very excited about the V8's in the Duke. He said the cruise = speed was "amazing". Much faster than the standard Duke. He said the = following in an email to me on 10/02/02 "I just got back into town, we = flew the Duke with a pair of V8's to Canada... and she goes really = good." The engines utilized the standard duke cowls. He went on to = say he would have preferred to use Walters but they would not be = appropriate for this aircraft. I am not sure if the rest of the company (mostly family members) will be = continuing this man's work. I certainly hope so. If not I will be = continuing the fuel tank project myself with the help of some = engineering consultant yet to be chosen. I do not know the other soul on board. It appears there has been quite = a lot posted by local newspapers about him. =20 I personally think we should not only focus on the cause or fault of = these tragedies - although safety must be our prime objective. We = should also remember the men we have lost. Joe Trepicone ------=_NextPart_000_005D_01C27FF7.637707B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi group,

The "Beech Duke Crash" we are = talking about=20 took the life someone I consider a good friend. I will not = mention=20 his name. Many of you know the man. We have been working = together=20 over the past several months and I learned to respect him = very=20 much. Among other engineering projects he was in the process = of=20 developing a 40 gal belly tank for the IVP turbine. I intended = (intend) to=20 utilize this tank on my aircraft. I currently have a Walter 601 = engine in=20 my shop he sent for me to use so that I could fit my cowls,=20 etc.so I wouldn't have to have a turbine sitting = around corroding=20 while I complete remainder of my airframe. I felt this = was way=20 beyond the call of duty. But he offered and he did this at no=20 cost. Not because he had to but because he was a man of = vision who's=20 goal was the advancement of aviation.

He was very excited about the V8's in = the=20 Duke. He said the cruise speed was "amazing". Much faster = than the=20 standard Duke. He said the following in an email to me on 10/02/02 = "I just got back into town, we flew the Duke with a pair of V8's = to=20 Canada... and she goes really good." The engines utilized = the=20 standard duke cowls. He went on to say he would have = preferred to use=20 Walters but they would not be appropriate for this = aircraft.

I am not sure if the rest of the = company (mostly=20 family members) will be continuing this man's work. I = certainly hope=20 so. If not I will be continuing the fuel tank project myself with = the help=20 of some engineering consultant yet to be chosen.

I do not know the other soul on = board. It=20 appears there has been quite a lot posted by local newspapers about = him. =20

I personally think we should not only = focus on the=20 cause or fault of these tragedies - although safety must be our = prime=20 objective. We should also remember the men we have = lost.

Joe = Trepicone

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