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Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.3) with ESMTP id 2563894 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 01 Sep 2003 12:35:21 -0400 Received: from rad ([68.212.14.21]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20030901163520.IIWU17556.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Mon, 1 Sep 2003 12:35:20 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: First flight- really :-) Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 11:35:22 -0500 Message-ID: <000001c370a7$0a5a1130$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3707D.21840930" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3707D.21840930 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks for all the words of congratulations. The first flight is a milestone, but I think it just marks the beginning of the real work :-) = I'm a long way from out of the woods on cooling, particularly with oil, but = at least it's clear that I have plenty of radiator for water cooling. The = real trick will be to get the air flowing efficiently through it, rather than = the current brute force (drag) method that I'm using now.=20 =20 Fred- Is this officially the first Conversion Concepts mount to fly? =20 Charlie- Thanks for the invite, but there's no way I'll be able to make = the October fly-in. In fact, I probably won't go to any fly-in until I get = the cowl redesigned. Besides my embarrassment over it's appearance, it = would do a disservice to the rotary community. The casual observer would go = away with the impression that you needed a big ugly cowl, which is clearly = not the case. Nope, the big ugly cowl stays home. =20 David- I'll post a couple pics, and sizes of the radiator if I = remember. You're in charge of reminding me again in a few days if I haven't done = it :-)=20 =20 Cheers, Rusty =20 =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3707D.21840930 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Thanks for=20 all the words of congratulations. The first flight is a milestone, = but I=20 think it just marks the beginning of the real work :-) I'm a long = way from=20 out of the woods on cooling, particularly with oil, but at least it's = clear that=20 I have plenty of radiator for water cooling. The real trick will = be to get=20 the air flowing efficiently through it, rather than the current brute = force=20 (drag) method that I'm using now.

Fred- Is this=20 officially the first Conversion Concepts mount to = fly?

Charlie-=20 Thanks for the invite, but there's no way I'll be able to make the = October=20 fly-in. In fact, I probably won't go to any fly-in until I = get the=20 cowl redesigned. Besides my embarrassment over it's appearance,=20 it would do a disservice to the rotary community. The=20 casual observer would go away with the impression that you needed a = big=20 ugly cowl, which is clearly not the case. Nope, the big ugly cowl = stays=20 home.

David- =20 I'll post a couple pics, and sizes of the radiator if I=20 remember. You're in charge of reminding me again in a few days if = I=20 haven't done it :-)

Cheers,

Rusty

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