X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost01.isp.att.net ([204.127.217.101] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTP id 2956822 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:15:07 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.217.101; envelope-from=bbradburry@bellsouth.net Received: from desktop (adsl-146-126-237.mco.bellsouth.net[72.146.126.237]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc01) with SMTP id <20080606211426H0100bcm5de>; Fri, 6 Jun 2008 21:14:26 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [72.146.126.237] From: "Bill Bradburry" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Mistral Crash Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 17:14:28 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0000_01C8C7F8.C744F0A0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: AcjH0s+Y8FwabQ2WQN+YNoYFuwHsrgAR1+wg X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6001.18000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C8C7F8.C744F0A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit A little info and a couple of pictures. Mistral is not mentioned. http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/060408/met_286026299.shtml Bill B _____ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mark Steitle Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 8:42 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Mistral Crash From today's AOPA epilot news. They state that the engine lost power on takeoff. Thankfully, the pilot was unhurt. MISTRAL ENGINE PROTOTYPE CRASHES IN FLORIDA A Piper Arrow powered by a prototype Mistral ( http://www.mistral-engines.com/ ) rotary aircraft engine crashed after the engine lost power following takeoff from Palatka Municipal-Lt. Kay Larkin Field in Florida. The owner, retired physician Stephen Roth of Deland, Fla., received minor injuries. The aircraft was used in 2004 for engine testing ( http://www.aopa.org/members/files/pilot/epilot/2004/040409epilot.html ) at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C8C7F8.C744F0A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

A little info and a couple of pictures. Mistral is not = mentioned.

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/060408/met_2860262= 99.shtml

Bill B

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mark Steitle
Sent: Friday, June 06, = 2008 8:42 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] = Mistral Crash

From today's AOPA epilot news. They state that the engine = lost power on takeoff. Thankfully, the pilot was unhurt.

MISTRAL ENGINE PROTOTYPE CRASHES IN FLORIDA
A Piper Arrow powered by a prototype Mistral
( http://www.mistral-engines.com/ ) rotary aircraft engine crashed after the
engine lost power following takeoff from Palatka Municipal-Lt. Kay = Larkin
Field in Florida. The owner, retired physician Stephen Roth of Deland, Fla.,
received minor injuries. The aircraft was used in 2004 for engine = testing
( http://www.aopa.org/members/files/pilot/epilot/2004/040= 409epilot.html ) at
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla.

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