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Dale,
Real aircraft turbine engines driving propellers have the dang geared out of
them. If that ain't a PSRU (redrive), I'll kiss your foot. Not all
legitimate piston aircraft engines are direct drive either, so I don't think
that it's a qualification at all. So there.
Jack Ford
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Rogers" <rogersda@cox.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 2:01 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Airshow Parking (was: FW: "N" numbers_
> Hi All,
>
> Sorry about the pedantic streak here - and I realize
> that, given that I'm not even close to flying yet, I don't
> have much of a standing to comment - but the more I learn
> about my rotary, the more I'm inclined to think of it as
> not an auto engine converted to aviation use, but rather
> as an airplane engine that had to be loaded down with a
> lot of junk to make it suitable for auto use. I know,
> that's a bit of an oversimplification, because one would
> think that a "real" airplane engine would not need a
> re-drive (right, Perry?) Nevertheless, had I an aircraft
> to take to OSH, I'd prefer to park in an area marked
> "non-Traditional aircraft engines" (Sounds kind of "P.C."
> doesn't it?) rather than "Auto Engines".
>
> ;)
>
> my $.002 (adjusted for inflation)
> Dale R.
> COZY MkIV #1254
> Chap. 4
>
>
> --- original message:
>
> > From: Bulent Aliev <atlasyts@bellsouth.net>
> > Date: 2004/07/19 Mon PM 03:52:38 EDT
> > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> > Subject: [FlyRotary] FW: "N" numbers
> >
> > ------ Forwarded Message
> > From: ACRE <rotaryeng@earthlink.net>
> > Organization: ACRE
> > Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 11:59:31 -0700
> > Subject: "N" numbers
> >
> >
> > > > >In years gone by rotary engine powered airplanes have all parked in
auto
> > > > engine row.
> > > > >
> > >
> > > Thomas Parkes wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Paul, et. al.
> > > >
> > > > Not necessarily so. When I arrived on Thursday last year there was
no room
> > > > in the auto engine rows. Tracy was there, and a V-6 powered RV-6,
but
> > > > they'd filled in with a general assortment of other homebuilts. I
had to
> > > > park in the Lancair parking area.
> > > >
> > > > Tom Parkes
> >
> >
> > > Last year was kind of chaotic with a lot of non auto engines in the
auto
> > engine
> > > row. We need to do two things. Send email on this subject or make a
call
> > > to the EAA and make a large sign we can paste up in the windshield
that says
> > > to the ground handlers; "AUTO ENGINE ROW PARKING". The EAA for their
part must
> > put up
> > > a large sign that says "AUTO ENGINES ONLY"
> > >
> > > convention@eaa.org
> > >
> > > http://www.eaa.org/contactus.html
> > >
> > > Phone: 920.426.4800
> > >
> > > Paul Lamar
> > >
> > >
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> > -------
> > > Parking Your Aircraft
> > >
> > > Once you have cleared your arrival runway place the applicable
?Parking? or
> > ?Camping? sign (as described on NOTAM page 1) in your windshield, and
follow the
> > > volunteer EAA flag personnel, who will direct you to camping or
parking!
> > >
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> > ----
> > >
> >
> > Charlie Becker wrote:
> > >
> > > All,
> > >
> > > Last year was an over sight. We are planning on having an auto engine
parking
> > area as in the past. If you qualify and would like to take advantage of
this
> > benefit, please contact Aviation Services via e-mail at info@eaa.org or
by
> > calling 888-EAA-INFO, ext. 4821. All of the builders on our list have
already
> > been sent invitations.
> > >
> > > Just so you know, all special parking will be around Homebuilders
Headquarters
> > (as always) but remember that we have a new building this year which is
north of
> > where the old one was located.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Charlie Becker
> > > EAA Aviation Services
> > > Phone: 920/426-6530
> > > Fax: 920/426-6560
> >
> >
> > > EAA is about participation: Be a member! Be a volunteer!
> > > www.eaa.org
> >
> >
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> >
> > ------ End of Forwarded Message
>
>
>
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