X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail01.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.182] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTPS id 951796 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 21 May 2005 04:10:50 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.132.182; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d211-31-163-235.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [211.31.163.235]) by mail01.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j4L8A3Y8026074 for ; Sat, 21 May 2005 18:10:04 +1000 Message-ID: <007f01c55ddd$261875e0$eba31fd3@george> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] PSRU Atkins Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 18:14:45 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_007C_01C55E30.F77CA770" 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_007C_01C55E30.F77CA770 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bill, Butch and I hare working on an Aussie design, hopefully we can get it = right! George ( down under) George, Atkins is now using the Powersport internal ring gear psru. = You can check it out on the web at www.powersportaviation.com . It's a = really nice unit though heavy, around 60 pounds. I do like the = arrangement in some ways. But it is high priced at $6,500.00! If I spend = this much on a PSRU I would buy the Mistral. Lighter and configured for = a hydraulic constant speed from the start. I had been in communication = with the designer of the PowerSport unit for some time. He was supposed = to be building a new unit that would handle more power and be lighter. = He was involved in auto work though and hasn't made much progress in = over a year. The one big advantage of the internal ring gear unit is = that it offsets the e-shaft centerlind about 3 inches lower. That lower = e-shaft center line makes it much easier to wrap the intake over the = engine. PowerSport has had some money problems so I don't know what the = current status of the company is. If I was to order from them I would = probably request a escrow account to prevent getting into trouble. Bill Jepson ------=_NextPart_000_007C_01C55E30.F77CA770 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Bill,
Butch and I hare working on an Aussie design, hopefully we can get = it=20 right!
George ( down under)
George, Atkins is now using the Powersport internal ring gear = psru. You=20 can check it out on the web at www.powersportaviation.com= . It's=20 a really nice unit though heavy, around 60 pounds. I do like the=20 arrangement in some ways. But it is high priced at $6,500.00! If I = spend this=20 much on a PSRU I would buy the Mistral. Lighter and configured for a = hydraulic=20 constant speed from the start. I had been in communication with the = designer=20 of the PowerSport unit for some time. He was supposed to be building a = new=20 unit that would handle more power and be lighter. He was involved in = auto work=20 though and hasn't made much progress in over a year. The one big = advantage of=20 the internal ring gear unit is that it offsets the e-shaft centerlind = about 3=20 inches lower. That lower e-shaft center line makes it much easier to = wrap the=20 intake over the engine. PowerSport has had some money problems so I = don't know=20 what the current status of the company is. If I was to order from them = I would=20 probably request a escrow account to prevent getting into = trouble.
 
Bill Jepson
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