X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from wproxy.gmail.com ([64.233.184.199] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 975791 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 09 Feb 2006 09:11:07 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.233.184.199; envelope-from=russell.duffy@gmail.com Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 50so114069wri for ; Thu, 09 Feb 2006 06:10:21 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:from:to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type:x-priority:x-msmail-priority:x-mailer:importance:x-mimeole:in-reply-to; b=gHtfwY38nsDXp5pzmAfNLjiDZTpe0JZnxFsNX2xDkdx1VEb8mIKnSV+FIfcs6WT445F715mL5qzaKYMLLs+CwDyGuz66eDn3hvXW1EkUsZeTe80WpxKH7qtORc3lLnp1HAg2x8hVaTYs4dT+x0AsWFIGuMx+TFToeg2+1NWrM9s= Received: by 10.54.126.12 with SMTP id y12mr10315377wrc; Thu, 09 Feb 2006 06:10:21 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from rd ( [65.6.194.9]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id 27sm711699wrl.2006.02.09.06.10.20; Thu, 09 Feb 2006 06:10:21 -0800 (PST) From: "Russell Duffy" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Aircraft HP?? Re: [FlyRotary] Re: 6 port? Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:10:20 -0600 Message-ID: <020101c62d82$902881d0$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0202_01C62D50.458E11D0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2670 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0202_01C62D50.458E11D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yep, but remember this was with the RD-1B gear drive. In 2004 Sun 100 I = ran the -C drive and ran at 189.? Kts, same as Bobby Hargrave. =20 =20 These speeds really do not prove anything in the way of HP though. = Aircraft fit, trim & fairing detail make much more difference than raw HP. Tracy Sailor's 180 HP RV-6 did not go 206 Kts on horsepower. The many years = of tweaking on the airframe did it. Dave Anders 200 HP RV-4 now goes 260+ = MPH : same story there. =20 =20 Hi Tracy, =20 Are the 2004 race results posted anywhere? I looked for them, but only = came up with the 2003 results. =20 =20 I understand about the airframe tweaking too. Some of those guys have really made impressive gains by doing hundreds of tiny changes. I sure don't have the patience for that, and neither does Bob, which is why I picked his plane for a comparison. =20 =20 I know they didn't have the race last year, but I haven't heard if it's = gone for good, or if it will be coming back. Is there going to be a 2006 = race? If so, what category would you enter with the Renesis? =20 Cheers, Rusty (got leather interior, but no airplane yet) ------=_NextPart_000_0202_01C62D50.458E11D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Yep, but remember=20 this was with the RD-1B gear drive.  In 2004 Sun 100 I ran the -C = drive and=20 ran at 189.? Kts, same as Bobby Hargrave.   
 
These speeds really do not prove anything in the way of HP = though. =20 Aircraft fit, trim & fairing detail make much more difference than = raw=20 HP.  Tracy Sailor's 180 HP RV-6 did not go 206 Kts on=20 horsepower.  The many years of tweaking on the airframe did = it.  Dave=20 Anders 200 HP RV-4 now goes 260+ MPH : same story there.
 
 
Hi=20 Tracy,
 
Are = the 2004 race=20 results posted anywhere?  I looked for them, but only came up = with the=20 2003 results.  
 
I = understand=20 about the airframe tweaking too.  Some of those guys have really = made=20 impressive gains by doing hundreds of tiny changes.  = I sure don't=20 have the patience for that, and neither does Bob, which is why I picked = his=20 plane for a comparison.   
 
I = know they=20 didn't have the race last year, but I haven't heard if it's gone for = good, or if=20 it will be coming back.  Is there going to be a 2006 race?  If = so,=20 what category would you enter with the Renesis?
 
Cheers,
Rusty (got=20 leather interior, but no airplane = yet)
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