X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-d22.mx.aol.com ([205.188.144.208] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.6) with ESMTP id 616870 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:58:12 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.144.208; envelope-from=WRJJRS@aol.com Received: from WRJJRS@aol.com by imo-d22.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r4.1.) id q.5b.6e712b29 (15700) for ; Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:57:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mblk-d48 (mblk-d48.mblk.aol.com [205.188.212.232]) by air-id05.mx.aol.com (v106.2) with ESMTP id MAILINID52-3d5442e7e71f3b9; Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:57:20 -0400 Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:57:19 -0400 Message-Id: <8C760FC87F3EF6B-820-38E6@mblk-d48.sysops.aol.com> From: wrjjrs@aol.com References: Received: from 66.127.99.234 by mblk-d48.sysops.aol.com (205.188.212.232) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:57:19 -0400 X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI X-MB-Message-Type: User In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: AOL WebMail 1.1.0.13360 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: different take on the P-38 issue Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MailBlocks_8C760FC87F3EF6B_820_35C1_mblk-d48.sysops.aol.com" MIME-Version: 1.0 To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net X-AOL-IP: 205.188.212.232 X-Spam-Flag: NO ----------MailBlocks_8C760FC87F3EF6B_820_35C1_mblk-d48.sysops.aol.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Todd, I believe he has a display agreement with a meauseum but still owns it. After working out the injection problems it flew very well. They built scale retractable landing gear and everything it is really cool. (He swapped out the Suzuki Ign/injection computers for ones made by SDS Simple digital systems in Canada which cured all his misfire problems) SDS's site is WWW.SDSEFI.COM. They make systems that will work for the 2 rotor engines, but no 3 rotor :-( Bill Jepson -----Original Message----- From: Bartrim, Todd To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:05:08 -0700 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: different take on the P-38 issue I remember reading this. Unfortunately I gave away my entire stack of old Kitplanes a few months ago when I was packing to move. Does he have a website or any other posted documentation? Does he still own and fly it? How does it fly? Todd There is a 1/2 scale P-38 that Walter Treadwell a member of my EAA chapter built running 2 Suzuki Swift 4 cyls and using a belt reduction drive, I believe that is the one that was featured in Kitplanes. He is based in Livermore Ca (KLVK). (BTW he built the plane totally from scratch and his new project is the Johnson wax flying boat.) Bill Jepson ----------MailBlocks_8C760FC87F3EF6B_820_35C1_mblk-d48.sysops.aol.com Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
Todd, I believe he has a display agreement with a meauseum but still owns it. After working out the injection problems it flew very well. They built scale retractable landing gear and everything it is really cool. (He swapped out the Suzuki Ign/injection computers for ones made by SDS Simple digital systems in Canada which cured all his misfire problems) SDS's site is WWW.SDSEFI.COM. They make systems that will work for the 2 rotor engines, but no 3 rotor :-(
Bill Jepson
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Bartrim, Todd <Steve.Bartrim@canfor.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:05:08 -0700
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: different take on the P-38 issue

I remember reading this. Unfortunately I gave away my entire stack of old Kitplanes a few months ago when I was packing to move. Does he have a website or any other posted documentation? Does he still own and fly it? How does it fly?
Todd

 
There is a 1/2 scale P-38 that Walter Treadwell a member of my EAA chapter built running 2 Suzuki Swift 4 cyls and using a belt reduction drive, I believe that is the one that was featured in Kitplanes. He is based in Livermore Ca (KLVK). (BTW he built the plane totally from scratch and his new project is the Johnson wax flying boat.)
Bill Jepson 
 
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