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To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Recent AOPA Article
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 11:32:34 -0400
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I read that article and felt put off about it. He obviously is not qualified to speak about the rotary, yet he opinies publicly as an "expert" on it. Typical AOPA crap.
Marc Wiese
> From: DLOMHEIM@aol.com
> Date: 2005/06/05 Sun AM 08:02:00 EDT
> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Recent AOPA Article
> 
> Just wondered if any of you read the recent article in AOPA on alternative 
> engines, etc. by "Thomas Haines"?  In it he says:
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>  "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? :)  
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> dl
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