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 5.2.3) with ESMTP id 2956871 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:41:48 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 ([75.191.186.236]) by cdptpa-omta06.mail.rr.com with SMTP id <20080606214108.CYMM28655.cdptpa-omta06.mail.rr.com@edward2> for ; Fri, 6 Jun 2008 21:41:08 +0000 Message-ID: <000d01c8c81d$c184c5d0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Mistral Crash Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 17:39:10 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01C8C7FC.3A39ED60" 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_000A_01C8C7FC.3A39ED60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sounds like there was a fire, but perhaps with both wings shed back of = the aircraft there was little fuel to support the fire in the engine = compartment. Still all in all one fortunately fellow. =20 Interesting comment on the one link about a possible muffler = malfunction. I recall back in olden times the power of an engine could = be severely compromised by the collapse of the exhaust tube/muffler = restricting or stopping the flow of exhaust gas out of the engine - of = course, no flow out =3D> no flow in and no power. Guess we'll have to wait for the investigation. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bill Bradburry=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 5:26 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mistral Crash More stuff! Good video. Claim is made that the muffler malfunctioned = to cause the crash??? Engine is undamaged. =20 http://www.news4jax.com/news/16474292/detail.html =20 =20 http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=3D20600 =20 Bill B =20 =20 =20 =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- 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. =20 ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C8C7FC.3A39ED60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Sounds like there was a fire, but = perhaps with=20 both wings shed back of the aircraft there was little fuel to support = the fire=20 in the engine compartment.  Still all in all one fortunately = fellow. =20
 
Interesting comment on the one link = about a=20 possible muffler malfunction.  I recall back in olden times the = power of an=20 engine could be severely compromised by the collapse of the exhaust = tube/muffler=20 restricting or stopping the flow of exhaust gas out of the engine - of = course,=20 no flow out =3D> no flow in and no power.
 
Guess we'll have to wait for the=20 investigation.
 
Ed
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Bill=20 Bradburry
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 = 5:26 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Mistral=20 Crash

More stuff!  Good video.  Claim is = made that=20 the muffler malfunctioned to cause the crash???  Engine is=20 undamaged.

 

 http://www.new= s4jax.com/news/16474292/detail.html

 

 

http://a= viation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=3D20600

 

Bill B

 

 

 

 

From:=20 Rotary motors in aircraft = [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On=20 Behalf Of Mark Steitle
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 = 8:42=20 AM
To: = Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Mistral=20 Crash

From today's AOPA epilot news.  They = state that=20 the engine lost power on takeoff.  Thankfully, the pilot was=20 unhurt.


MISTRAL ENGINE PROTOTYPE CRASHES IN FLORIDA
A Piper=20 Arrow powered by a prototype Mistral
( http://www.mistral-engines.com/ ) rotary aircraft = engine=20 crashed after the
engine lost power following takeoff from Palatka=20 Municipal-Lt. Kay Larkin
Field in Florida. The owner, retired = physician=20 Stephen Roth of Deland,=20 Fla.,
received minor = injuries.=20 The aircraft was used in 2004 for engine testing
( http://www.aopa.org/members/files/pilot/epilot/2004/04040= 9epilot.html=20 ) at
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla.
 =20

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