From: keltro@att.net
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] C mounting on a B plate?? Renesis & RD-1C drivetesting
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 07:10:17 +0000
Message-Id: <032320040710.17097.2cc7@att.net>


> I hate to tell you guys 'I told you so, but...'.  An't the 2.85 ratio great!  
> Congradulations Tracy on your results so far.  I have also been preaching the 
> benefits of peripheral ports, but to no avail.  And since it doesn't look like I 
> am going to get an airplane built anytime soon, it looks like someone else will 
> have to prove the superiority of the PP.  Of course, the Renesis will probably 
> prove superior to the PP so this may not matter.  Tracy, BTW my prop program 
> (written by the guy that did the RV-9 wing, I can't seem to remember his name at 
> the moment) calculated a 91 pitch for a 72" diameter. Close to yours but I 
> realize that there alot of other factors as well.
> 
> Ken Powell
   
      Ken,
       How long have we been begging Tracy to produce the 2.85? My 2.85 should be

  shipped any day now. That is if Tracy will land his -4 long enough ship it!

    Kelly Troyer