X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2551067 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:52:07 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 ([24.74.103.61]) by cdptpa-omta05.mail.rr.com with SMTP id <20071201195129.PVHA8432.cdptpa-omta05.mail.rr.com@edward2> for ; Sat, 1 Dec 2007 19:51:29 +0000 Message-ID: <001801c83453$9752e020$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Giving up on single rotor Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 14:51:40 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0015_01C83429.AE4ACBA0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C83429.AE4ACBA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageWell, that was an interesting experiment - of what practical use, = I can not imagine. Just as well you don't own up to knowing them. = Hummm does that guy at the controls look a bit like your brother? Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 12:02 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Giving up on single rotor Well, hang in there Rusty, once bitten by the rotary bug its almost = always a life-time infection. =20 You're right about this Ed. I've still got lots of ideas I want to = try, and I'm still scheming ways to use the two rotor engine in an LSA = compliant aircraft. The latest thought is an RV-9 limited to 1320 lbs = gross... =20 For now, I might sell the single rotor shafts and balance weights, but = I'm not going to sell the other engine stuff just yet. I need a winter = project, so I'm going to bring the test stand home, and build a nice = 160HP two rotor engine for the stand. Once that's done and tested with = the Autoflight drive, I'll have had a couple more months to decide what = I want to do. If I use the engine, fine. If not, it will be easier to = sell, and to transport, since the stand is actually a small trailer :-) = Glad to hear the uncertain future only involves your next project - = but I'm scare to ask what it might be.=20 I guarantee it won't be THIS scary: = http://www.radrotary.com/peroxide_rotorcraft.wmv (note camera man = running for his life). BTW, I have no idea who any of these people are. = =20 Rusty ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C83429.AE4ACBA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Well, that was an interesting experiment - of = what=20 practical use, I can not imagine.  Just as well you don't own up to = knowing=20 them.  Hummm does that guy at the controls look a bit like your=20 brother?
 
Ed
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Saturday, December 01, = 2007 12:02=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Giving = up on=20 single rotor

Well, hang in there Rusty, once bitten by the = rotary bug=20 its almost always a life-time infection.   
 
You're right about this Ed.  I've = still got=20 lots of ideas I want to try, and I'm still scheming ways to use the = two rotor=20 engine in an LSA compliant aircraft.  The latest thought is = an RV-9=20 limited to 1320 lbs=20 = gross...      
 
For=20 now, I might sell the single rotor shafts and balance weights, but I'm = not=20 going to sell the other engine stuff just yet.  I need a = winter=20 project, so I'm going to bring the test stand home, and build a = nice=20 160HP two rotor engine for the stand.  Once that's done and = tested with=20 the Autoflight drive, I'll have had a couple more months to decide = what I want=20 to do.  If I use the engine, fine.  If not, it = will be=20 easier to sell, and to transport, since the stand is actually a small = trailer=20 :-)  
 
Glad to hear the uncertain future only = involves your=20 next project - but I'm scare to ask what it might be. 
 
I=20 guarantee it won't be THIS scary:  http://www.radrotary.com/peroxide_rotorcraft.wmv  = (note camera man running for his life).  BTW, I have no idea who = any of=20 these people are. 
 
Rusty
 
 
 
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