Return-Path: Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net ([216.148.227.85] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.1) with ESMTP id 412529 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:28:03 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.148.227.85; envelope-from=jesse@jessfarr.com Received: from farrhome (pcp04959909pcs.midval01.tn.comcast.net[68.59.199.44]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc12) with SMTP id <200409152027320140085a07e>; Wed, 15 Sep 2004 20:27:32 +0000 Message-ID: <028e01c49b62$4483b8c0$777ba8c0@farrhome> From: "jesse farr" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Experimental Twin (was Limp home, etc...) Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:26:22 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_028B_01C49B40.BD3F9710" 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_028B_01C49B40.BD3F9710 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Steitle=20 Have you ever seen the twin-engine Cozy the brothers in Argentina = built using two Suzuki car engines? The engines are installed in a = Siamese configuration. I read that they actually had an engine failure = over open water while on one trip back from Oshkosh, reportedly caused = by an ignition failure. They were able to continue flying and safely = landed with only one engine. As I recall, it used twin counter-rotating = props driven by cog-belts. They could shut off either engine and run on = the other engine for economy. It may be possible to do the same thing = using two 13B engines. For weight reasons you would likely need to use = the Racing Beat aluminum end housings. = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Somebody did a great article on their trips several years ago. Here is = an url that I do not know if it covers it all. Sorry about that. jesse farr http://tinyurl.com/3tm4q ------=_NextPart_000_028B_01C49B40.BD3F9710 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
----- Original Message ----- = From: Mark=20 Steitle
Have you ever seen the twin-engine Cozy the = brothers in=20 Argentina built using two Suzuki car engines?  The engines are = installed=20 in a Siamese configuration.  I read that they actually had an = engine=20 failure over open water while on one trip back from Oshkosh, = reportedly caused=20 by an ignition failure.  They were able to continue flying and = safely=20 landed with only one engine.  As I recall, it used twin = counter-rotating=20 props driven by cog-belts.  They could shut off either engine and = run on=20 the other engine for economy.  It may be possible to do the same = thing=20 using two 13B engines.  For weight reasons you would likely need = to use=20 the Racing Beat aluminum end housings. =20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Somebody did = a great=20 article on their trips several years ago. Here is an url that I do not = know if=20 it covers it all. Sorry about = that.
 jesse = farr
 
http://tinyurl.com/3tm4q
 
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