X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma06.mx.aol.com ([64.12.78.142] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.9) with ESMTP id 4483763 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:09:25 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.78.142; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from imo-ma02.mx.aol.com (imo-ma02.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.137]) by imr-ma06.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o8S08Z9Y022013 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:08:35 -0400 Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-ma02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.e72.51eb277 (37084) for ; Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:08:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from magic-d25.mail.aol.com (magic-d25.mail.aol.com [172.19.146.159]) by cia-db06.mx.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILCIADB066-90dc4ca132001ff; Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:08:32 -0400 From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: <4c4a1.a954897.39d28c00@aol.com> Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:08:32 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Oil return line To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_4c4a1.a954897.39d28c00_boundary" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5381 X-AOL-IP: 173.88.9.178 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Lehanover@aol.com --part1_4c4a1.a954897.39d28c00_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 9/27/2010 6:38:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, lendich@aanet.com.au writes: Lynn, I notice they use metal where necessary, this could be problematic with the rotary, especially with the end plates. I can see a way around this with a system similar to the rotor housing liner, but we are a long way from that technology. Still I would love to be around when it does happen. I wonder why they considered the technology a failure, perhaps longevity issues. George (down under) If you sell cars for a living you don't want to start producing cars with engines that don't appear to wear out. None of that technology will be used until competition forces them to. Those of us who drive cars until they will not move at all, could be driving the same car for 30 years. Our Dodge Caravan has 214,000 miles on it and running fine. My brother in law just gave us his minivan with 134,000 miles on it because they low-balled him too much as the trade in on a new truck. Thank you dumb a__ car dealer. That means another 12 years of free car for me. So the carbon end plates would be faced with silicon nitride. Same thing the best racing apex seals are made of. No heavy cast iron plates to wear out. They guy who designed the Polimotors said he could have done the crank shafts if given a bit more time. So there could have been a 140 pound engine right there. That technology is now very old. What can be done today? Lynn E. Hanover --part1_4c4a1.a954897.39d28c00_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 9/27/2010 6:38:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,=20 lendich@aanet.com.au writes:

Lynn,

I notice they use metal where necessary, this could be problematic= with=20 the rotary, especially with the end plates. I can see a way around this= with a=20 system similar to the rotor housing liner, but we are a long way fr= om=20 that technology. Still I would love to be around when it does happen.
I wonder why they considered the technology a failure, perhaps long= evity=20 issues.

George (down under)

If you sell cars for a living you don't want to start producing cars= with=20 engines that don't appear to wear out.

None of that technology will be used until competition forces them=20 to.

Those of us who drive cars until they will not move at all, could be= =20 driving the same car for 30 years. Our Dodge Caravan has 214,000 miles on= it and=20 running fine. My brother in law just gave us his minivan with

134,000 miles on it because they low-balled him too much as the trade= in on=20 a new truck. Thank you dumb a__ car dealer. That means another 12 years of= free=20 car for me.

So the carbon end plates would be faced with silicon nitride. Same th= ing=20 the best racing apex seals are made of. No heavy cast iron plates to= wear=20 out.

They guy who designed the Polimotors said he could have done the cran= k=20 shafts if given a bit more time. So there could have been a 140 pound engi= ne=20 right there. That technology is now very old. What can be done today?

Lynn E. Hanover

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