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I agree, Dave.
Even after I lost the apex seals and rotor on way
to Sun & Fun in April and flew back on one rotor, I knew that few
reciprocating engines would have done nearly as well on only 1/2 their
cylinders. Just further confirmed my opinion that the rotary
- like all things mechanical - can break but does so with the most graceful
degradation of performance
Ed.
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Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 2:16
AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: More Lycoming
Problems
Thanks for the blooper entry Ed. I sure need some new reminders
about why I chose the rotary. Even during a rebuild I am still happy
with my decision to use the rotary.
Dave Leonard
On 10/10/05, Ed
Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
wrote:
And you wonder why we prefer a Rotary over an
expensive, certified engine??. I think the certification part only
means it is certified to break and cost mucho money. You
would think after their crankshaft fiasco they would be more careful in
QA. Repair cost (even with free parts) apprently will cost on the
order of $16,000.
Dave, here is another one for your file.
Ed A
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