X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [216.201.112.159] (HELO imageair.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2383542 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:27:41 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.201.112.159; envelope-from=cjensen@imageair.com Received: from cjensen [216.201.118.75] by imageair.com (SMTPD32-8.15) id A05549F0140; Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:27:01 -0500 Message-ID: <013701c80cec$ba2bd8b0$2001a8c0@cjensen> Reply-To: "Chad Jensen" From: "Chad Jensen" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Of Interest to "Rotorheads" Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:27:05 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0134_01C80CC2.D136D700" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 x-mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0134_01C80CC2.D136D700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I just talked to Fran=E7ois at Mistral on Tuesday this week, and he told = me they had only applied for certification with the FAA for the G-300, = and that the write up was incorrect. Once they get it, the other models = will follow. Just FYI from what I know... Chad Jensen RV-7 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Kelly Troyer=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 11:21 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Of Interest to "Rotorheads" Group, Received this from Steve and thought it might be of interest to the = group........As a side note the last issue of "Sport Aviation" (do not remember the = page) stated that "Mistral" has received FAA certification on their 300hp NA 3 = rotor engine with their other engine models to follow........Tracy Crook and Dave = Atkins were also mentioned as "Kingpins" on the experimental side.........=20 -- Kelly Troyer=20 "Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine=20 "RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2=20 "Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold=20 -------------- Forwarded Message: --------------=20 From: Steve Thomas =20 To: Kelly Troyer =20 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Project & Mistral=20 Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:39:51 +0000=20 Howdy!< /SPAN> Project is moving along slowly. I never had a clue as to how hard it = would be to design and fabricate a custom cowl; at least for me. I'm = sure others would think it a piece-of-cake. I'm just finishing up on my = cowl fabrication that it has taken me nearly a year to do. I'd have been = flying by now if I had gone the lycosaur route. I feel the pain of folks = like Buly over abandoning their rotary projects, although for different = reasons. But, hey, what's "experimental" about anyway? I'm just = finishing my nose gear door fabrication and still need to cut access = doors in the top of the cowl for water and oil.=20 Mistral is going gangbusters right now selling three-rotors to = third-world locations. These are folks who need mogas powered engines. = They are sold-out of production for the next two or three years. Good = news as far as I'm concerned.=20 Yes, they went to Oshkosh. Don't know much about their experience = there. I didn't go. Best Regards, Steve Thomas SteveT.Net On Sep 16, 2007, at 2:09 PM, Kelly Troyer wrote: Steve, How is project coming along.........Should be getting = close........Have you heard from "Mistral" lately..........I have not heard from = them for some time..........Were they present at Oshkosh this year ?? -- Kelly Troyer=20 "Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine=20 "RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2=20 "Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0134_01C80CC2.D136D700 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I just talked = to Fran=E7ois=20 at Mistral on Tuesday this week, and he told me they had only applied = for=20 certification with the FAA for the G-300, and that the write up was=20 incorrect.  Once they get it, the other models will = follow.
 
Just FYI from = what I=20 know...
 
Chad = Jensen
RV-7
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Kelly = Troyer
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 = 11:21=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Of = Interest to=20 "Rotorheads"

Group,
   Received this from Steve and thought it might be of = interest=20 to the group........As
a side note the last issue of "Sport Aviation" (do not remember = the page)=20 stated
that "Mistral" has received FAA certification on their 300hp NA 3 = rotor=20 engine
with their other engine models to follow........Tracy = Crook and Dave=20 Atkins were also
mentioned as "Kingpins" on the experimental = side......... 
--
Kelly Troyer
"Dyke = Delta"_13B=20 ROTARY Engine
"RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2
"Mistral"_Backplate/Oil = Manifold=20
--------------=20 Forwarded Message: --------------
From: Steve Thomas=20 <steve@stevet.net>
To: Kelly Troyer <keltro@att.net> =
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Project & Mistral
Date: = Mon, 17 Sep=20 2007 14:39:51 +0000

Howdy!<=20 /SPAN>

Project is moving along slowly. I never had a clue as to how = hard it=20 would be to design and fabricate a custom cowl; at least for me. I'm = sure=20 others would think it a piece-of-cake. I'm just finishing up on my = cowl=20 fabrication that it has taken me nearly a year to do. I'd have been = flying=20 by now if I had gone the lycosaur route. I feel the pain of folks = like Buly=20 over abandoning their rotary projects, although for different = reasons. But,=20 hey, what's "experimental" about anyway? I'm just finishing my nose = gear=20 door fabrication and still need to cut access doors in the top of = the cowl=20 for water and oil.
Mistral is going gangbusters right now selling three-rotors to=20 third-world locations. These are folks who need mogas powered = engines. They=20 are sold-out of production for the next two or three years. Good = news as far=20 as I'm concerned.

Yes, they went to Oshkosh. Don't know much about their = experience=20 there. I didn't go.
Best Regards,

Steve Thomas
SteveT.Net
 
On Sep 16, 2007, at 2:09 PM, Kelly Troyer wrote:
Steve,
How is project coming along.........Should be getting=20 close........Have
you heard from "Mistral" lately..........I have not heard = from them=20 for
some time..........Were they present at Oshkosh this year = ??
--
Kelly Troyer
"Dyke = Delta"_13B=20 ROTARY Engine
"RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2
"Mistral"_Backplate/Oil = Manifold=20 =


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