X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from eastrmfepo102.cox.net ([68.230.241.214] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2o) with ESMTP id 4871851 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:37:23 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.214; envelope-from=tmann@n200lz.com Received: from eastrmimpo02.cox.net ([68.1.16.120]) by eastrmfepo102.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.01.04.00 201-2260-137-20101110) with ESMTP id <20110216023643.CHTT32426.eastrmfepo102.cox.net@eastrmimpo02.cox.net> for ; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:36:43 -0500 Received: from DSS03 ([98.168.254.7]) by eastrmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id 8Sci1g00b0ALyG202ScjPb; Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:36:43 -0500 X-VR-Score: 0.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=j1xBeN6U8fZlgF6x1+NmCqis51FdT3Jf/htDDfAcvnA= c=1 sm=1 a=UmOEG-FJe8cA:10 a=u3n+HnEbI1wdzZeyJY7NnA==:17 a=rMgYPgwCAAAA:8 a=9KIziId0xinoNzcM1V0A:9 a=8J-DUTajti65jkmnbksVuSVRJQUA:4 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=uz9fzZcrwHpcsTheeNcA:9 a=RD4hOhM6AQhIZcIwPk8A:7 a=2Tzl8MEn1oMAOJMeywIR4hYQyu0A:4 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=u3n+HnEbI1wdzZeyJY7NnA==:117 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Authentication-Results: cox.net; none Message-ID: <3DE49C90A82B4E63962A95B5D686199E@DSS03> From: "Thomas Mann" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: SPAM-LOW: [FlyRotary] Re: Ceramic Apex Seals....curiosity REceramin/carbon/steelst Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:36:39 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0168_01CBCD50.0C1DABE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3502.922 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3502.922 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0168_01CBCD50.0C1DABE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Really! Adam must have changed his tune because that is about 180 = degrees from what he told me. In fact, I wasn=E2=80=99t even considering Ceramic Apex Seals until = after I talked with him. T Mann From: Dustin Lobner=20 Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 7:29 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: SPAM-LOW: [FlyRotary] Re: Ceramic Apex Seals....curiosity = REceramin/carbon/steelst For what it's worth, I called Adam at www.rotaryengines.com and had a = half hour discussion with him about things. He was remarkably open = about putting it in an aircraft (a lot of other places won't give you = the time of day if they hear "aircraft" as I'm sure some of you know). = I said that for an aircraft he wouldn't put in ceramics because they're = more there for super-high stress situations like drag racing, but for an = aircraft the cost:benefit ratio isn't there. Plus, he's not 100% = convinced on the reliability. Dustin ------=_NextPart_000_0168_01CBCD50.0C1DABE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Really! Adam must have changed his tune because that is about 180=20 degrees  from what he told me.
 
In fact, I wasn=E2=80=99t even considering Ceramic Apex Seals until = after I talked=20 with him.
 
T Mann
 
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 7:29 PM
Subject: SPAM-LOW: [FlyRotary] Re: Ceramic Apex = Seals....curiosity=20 REceramin/carbon/steelst
 
For=20 what it's worth, I called Adam at www.rotaryengines.com and had = a half=20 hour discussion with him about things.  He was remarkably open = about=20 putting it in an aircraft (a lot of other places won't give you the time = of day=20 if they hear "aircraft" as I'm sure some of you know).  I said that = for an=20 aircraft he wouldn't put in ceramics because they're more there for = super-high=20 stress situations like drag racing, but for an aircraft the cost:benefit = ratio=20 isn't there.  Plus, he's not 100% convinced on the=20 reliability.

Dustin

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