X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-m28.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.9] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 985179 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 05 Jun 2005 08:02:50 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.9; envelope-from=DLOMHEIM@aol.com Received: from DLOMHEIM@aol.com by imo-m28.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r1.7.) id q.1ee.3d16302e (4380) for ; Sun, 5 Jun 2005 08:02:00 -0400 (EDT) From: DLOMHEIM@aol.com Message-ID: <1ee.3d16302e.2fd443b8@aol.com> Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 08:02:00 EDT Subject: Recent AOPA Article To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1117972920" X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5038 -------------------------------1117972920 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Just wondered if any of you read the recent article in AOPA on alternative engines, etc. by "Thomas Haines"? In it he says: "Mazda wankel...tips the scales at 350 lbs. not including oil, water, and clutch. Add 150 lbs. for the turbo system, plumbing, and the gear reduction...the thing appears downright portly". Doesn't sound like he did his homework very well on the weight and requirement for a "clutch"...or maybe someone out there is installing a top secret two speed blower and isn't telling the group? :) dl -------------------------------1117972920 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Just wondered if any of you read the recent article in AOPA on alternat= ive engines, etc. by "Thomas Haines"?  In it he says:
 
 "Mazda wankel...tips the scales at 350 lbs. not including oil, wa= ter, and clutch.  Add 150 lbs. for the turbo system, plumbing, and the=20= gear reduction...the thing appears downright portly".
 
Doesn't sound like he did his homework very well on the weight and requ= irement for a "clutch"...or maybe someone out there is installing a top secr= et two speed blower and isn't telling the group? :) 
 
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