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Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Cooler spark plugs
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 09:03:10 -0500
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Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Cooler spark plugs
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From: "Mark R Steitle" <mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

Thomas,=20
I don't remember where I read this, but I recall reading that the
Japanese had trouble pronouncing "rotary turbo" and so they decided to
refer to the turbo-charged models as the REW.  Yeah, sounds goofy, but
it makes about as much sense as anything else I've heard.

Mark S. =20
(Acronym Finder says REW =3D Rewind)

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
Behalf Of Bob White
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 8:49 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Cooler spark plugs

On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 08:20:31 -0500
"rijakits" <rijakits@cwpanama.net> wrote:

> Message
>   ----- Original Message -----=20
>   From: Russell Duffy
>   To: Rotary motors in aircraft
>   Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 7:47 AM
>   Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Cooler spark plugs
>=20
>=20
>   But what does REW stand for? (The R, the E, the W??)
>=20
>   Hi Thomas,
>=20
>   Here's a page with more abbreviations than you can stand-
> http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/mdictionary.html
>=20
>   You'll note that it still doesn't say what REW stands for.  It has
to be
> Rotary Engine W????
>=20
>   Cheers,
>   Rusty (the old man gets the worm)
>=20
>   Here you get another one:
>=20
>   http://www.acronymfinder.com/
>=20
>   Courtesy of Bob White ,.........  I think?:)
>=20
>   Thomas J.
>=20

Sorry, I can't take credit for that one.  Neat site though.  I've
bookmarked it.

Bob W.

--=20
http://www.bob-white.com
N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 (real soon)
Prewired EC2 Cables - http://www.roblinphoto.com/shop/

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