Return-Path: Received: from fed1mtao01.cox.net ([68.6.19.244] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2898713 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 20 Dec 2003 12:43:20 -0500 Received: from Leonards ([68.111.228.182]) by fed1mtao01.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20031220174315.SBPM3322.fed1mtao01.cox.net@Leonards> for ; Sat, 20 Dec 2003 12:43:15 -0500 From: "David Leonard" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Change of plans (again) Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 09:43:28 -0800 Message-ID: <000601c3c720$c70ceda0$b6e46f44@Leonards> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01C3C6DD.B8E9ADA0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.3416 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C3C6DD.B8E9ADA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sorry to hear that rusty. Your decision makes logical sense, but the whole build-your-own-plane thing dosent make much logical sense anyway :-) David Leonard Turbo RV-6, Final assembly The Rotary Roster: http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Russell Duffy Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 6:37 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Change of plans (again) Greetings, Well, after 9 weeks, with no word of when my turbo would arrive, I decided to cancel the order. Yes, as amazing as it sounds, I've now floundered back to the non-turbo plan. I won't bore you with all the decision process, but the bottom line is that I'll get the plane back to a far more reasonable weight and balance without the turbo. If I need (relative term) more power, I'll just get one of Tracy's 2..85 drives, and turn up the RPM's to 7500 or so. The engine is ported, and Bruce said it would make good power to that RPM. I figure I can get all the power I could want, with less risk to the engine. I won't have the high altitude advantage that a turbo would give, but realistically, I don't fly much over 10k ft anyway. In other news, I received my one way valves from McMaster Carr today. They're 12 oz each, which seems pretty heavy, but they're fairly compact, have good specs, and were only $20 each. I'm sure they'll work fine. Cheers, Rusty (should have paid attention to Ed's intake info ) ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C3C6DD.B8E9ADA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Sorry to hear that rusty.  = Your decision makes logical sense, but the whole build-your-own-plane thing = dosent make much logical sense anyway J

 

David Leonard

Turbo RV-6, Final = assembly

The Rotary = Roster:

http://memb= ers.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in = aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Russell Duffy
Sent: Friday, December = 19, 2003 6:37 PM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] = Change of plans (again)

 

Greetings,

 

Well, after 9 weeks, with no word of when my turbo = would arrive, I decided to cancel the order.  Yes, as amazing = as it sounds, I've now floundered back to the non-turbo plan.  I won't = bore you with all the decision process, but the bottom line is that I'll get = the plane back to a far more reasonable weight and balance without the = turbo.  If I need (relative term) more power, I'll just get one of Tracy's 2..85 drives, and turn up the RPM's to 7500 or so.  The engine is = ported, and Bruce said it would make good power to that RPM.  I = figure I can get all the power I could want, with less risk to = the engine. I won't have the high altitude advantage that a turbo would = give, but realistically, I don't fly much over 10k ft = anyway.  

 

In other news, I received my one way valves = from McMaster Carr today.  They're 12 oz each, which seems pretty = heavy, but they're fairly compact, have good specs, and were only $20 each.  I'm sure they'll work fine.

 

Cheers,

Rusty (should have paid attention to Ed's intake = info <g>)       

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