X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from qmta05.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.48] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0c1) with ESMTP id 5786808 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:59:17 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.62.48; envelope-from=gordon@acumen-ea.com Received: from omta19.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.98]) by qmta05.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 5aLM1k00327AodY55bynl8; Sun, 30 Sep 2012 23:58:47 +0000 Received: from GordonHPelite ([76.123.51.236]) by omta19.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 5bu91k00Y55mGuc3fbu90C; Sun, 30 Sep 2012 23:54:10 +0000 From: "Gordon Alling" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Complete drawings for Intake mainfold...was xcessive LIM Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:53:42 -0400 Message-ID: <004e01cd9f66$d2882230$77986690$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004F_01CD9F45.4B768230" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: Ac2fZFerFlL6yLnqQe+rD8d+kFuqyAAAfiCw Content-Language: en-us This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004F_01CD9F45.4B768230 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bill, While there are several of us who may have the resources and capabilities to fab this, you haven't given us enough information to make that assessment nor have you convinced us of the benefits. What is stopping you from sharing more of the information? Gordon C. Alling, Jr., PE President acumen Engineering/Analysis, Inc. 540-786-2200 www.acumen-ea.com From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of William Mason Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2012 7:36 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Complete drawings for Intake mainfold...was xcessive LIM I can understand why there might be some skeptics in the group. Does anybody have the know-how and time to pull a group-buy fabrication project like this off? I think that with say the cost of say 10 manifolds, the price per copy would fall dramatically over a one-off, but is there enough interest. I'd like to see it happen, but with a 3 year-old, a full time flying job that keeps me away, earning my masters degree, starting a business, and my own RV-7 project, I think it'd be easier to drop the plans in a fabricator's hands and write the check. Short of doing that, are there options I should consider? Heck, I might just have to write a check for a one-off, but this is a community right. We can work together. Regards, Bill ------=_NextPart_000_004F_01CD9F45.4B768230 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Bill,

 

While there are several of us = who may have the resources and capabilities to fab this, you haven’t given us enough = information to make that assessment nor have you convinced us of the = benefits.  What is stopping = you from sharing more of the information? 

 

Gordon C. Alling, Jr., = PE

President=

acumen Engineering/Analy= sis, Inc.

 

540-786-2200

www.acumen-ea.com

 

From: Rotary motors in aircraft = [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of William = Mason
Sent: Sunday, = September 30, 2012 7:36 PM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: = [FlyRotary] Re: Complete drawings for Intake mainfold...was xcessive = LIM

 

 

I can understand why there might be some = skeptics in the group.  


Does anybody have the know-how = and time to pull a group-buy fabrication project like this off?  I = think that with say the cost of say 10 manifolds, the price per copy = would fall dramatically over a one-off, but is there enough interest. =  


I'd like to see it happen, but with a 3 year-old, a = full time flying job that keeps me away, earning my masters degree, = starting a business, and my own RV-7 project, I think it'd be easier to = drop the plans in a fabricator's hands and write the check.   Short = of doing that, are there options I should consider?


Heck, I = might just have to write a check for a one-off, but this is a community = right.  We can work = together.


Regards, 
Bill

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