X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail23.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.133.164] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.4) with ESMTPS id 1426634 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:18:42 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.133.164; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d220-236-126-252.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.236.126.252]) by mail23.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id k8TKHvYt017351 for ; Sat, 30 Sep 2006 06:17:58 +1000 Message-ID: <003301c6e404$5c955350$fc7eecdc@george> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel - Weights and Measures Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 06:17:59 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0030_01C6E458.2D616390" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0639-4, 29/09/2006), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C6E458.2D616390 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dale it's annoying when your confronted with take-off and landing charts = and fuel calculations when you have different aircraft with different = calculations some in Liters some Imperial gallons and some in US = gallons. I would assume most of you chaps only see the one system. George ( down under) ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dale Rogers=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 1:48 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel - Weights and Measures George Lendich wrote:=20 I found it interesting to see how some measurements evolved i.e a = foot was someone's foot ( perhaps the King's) a yard is taken from the = shoulder joint to the finger tips - from what I've read etc. etc. I have = just found the variation of the gallon annoying from the Aviation point = of view - then one starts to wonder WHY?=20 George ( down under)=20 Why it is annoying - or why the different measures? =20 In the latter case, it's clearly a manifestation of N.I.H. Dale R. -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C6E458.2D616390 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dale it's annoying when = your=20 confronted with take-off and landing charts and fuel calculations when = you have=20 different aircraft with different calculations some in Liters some = Imperial=20 gallons and some in US gallons.

I would = assume most of you chaps=20 only see the one system.

George ( down = under)

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From:=20 Dale = Rogers
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Saturday, September 30, = 2006 1:48=20 AM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel - = Weights=20 and Measures

George Lendich wrote:=20
I found it=20 interesting to see how some measurements evolved i.e a foot was = someone's=20 foot ( perhaps the King's) a yard is taken from the shoulder joint = to the=20 finger tips - from what I've read etc. etc. I have just found the = variation=20 of the gallon annoying from the Aviation point of view - then one = starts to=20 wonder WHY?
George ( down under)

Why it = is=20 annoying - or why the different measures?
In the latter = case, it's=20 clearly a manifestation of N.I.H.

Dale R.

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