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From: "George Lendich" <lendich@optusnet.com.au>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: SuperCharged Rotary JetBoat
Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 16:51:29 +1000
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> ****Hi Todd, I lost the plot lately with all the 'risk analysis'  going
> on, sorry for the delay.
> I am the guy who is interested in the" radial look" for rotaries
> .
> The website you need is    Xtremerotaries.com  ; they made the boat
> engine.  I have visited the factory:   'A1' engineering shop !  This is
> the company that displays at 'Sevenoaks" on occasion. Their engines
> have held record times in drag and race cars in recent years in AUST
> and in the USA..
>
> If you want to talk EWPs, I have an ear for you.   Craig Davis is an
> Australian company, I know them from 30  years ago. But beware! their
> products come from "Anywhere"
>   The problem  with Craig Davis pumps is not capacity, but with
> sustained output.  Don Dunbar and I, did some tests last year on the
> EWP. The output is OK, but there was a problem with reliability. The
> racers say that they change them out every 8-10 hours or so. Some pumps
> do not even make 4 hours!  The electric  motor burns out!
> With the new RX8 engine and water pump in mind, it seems to me that RX8
> technology has left this problem behind. BR, Dave McC
>
David,
I'm not disagreeing with you as I always had my doubts about the pumps
myself - but this information flies in the face of someone on this list, who
considers himself somewhat an expert on the subject.
George ( down under)