X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.103] (HELO ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c7) with ESMTP id 800104 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 30 Oct 2005 22:34:28 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.103; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-025-165.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.25.165]) by ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j9V3Xf1u019180 for ; Sun, 30 Oct 2005 22:33:41 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <000f01c5ddcb$e79b6e70$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Shady Bend Report Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 22:33:47 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000C_01C5DDA1.FE877310" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C5DDA1.FE877310 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageHi Rusty, Yes, Rich told me about wheel landing with a prop that was longer (well, = maybe not now) than he was used to. Just glad no worst than that. The = prop he had on enabled him to get up to 6600 rpm he stated - forgot to = ask if that was on take off/static or in the air. Still looked and = sounded good. Yes, I think you would be interested in what Richard Shon had done with = his one rotor. You might be interested in his side housing. Too bad = you could not make it. Hope to see you next year. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 10:10 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Shady Bend Report Yes, we had Rusty's Rotary show up (sans Rusty), guess I'm going to = have to stop calling it Rusty's. Rich came to the flyin to learn more = about the rotary engine, so the RV-3 is in good hands. In fact, I saw = Finn eyeing it with a gleam in his eye. Hi Ed, Thanks for the kind comments, and great report. I actually thought = I'd get an RV-7 friend of mine to fly me over yesterday, and figured it = would be interesting to walk around anonymously :-) He already had = plans though, so maybe next year. =20 You're right about the plane being in good hands with Rich Nadig. = There are very few people that I would have been comfortable selling the = plane to, but he's certainly one of them. It should really be nice by = the time he gets done fine tuning some things. Might need to add a wheel = on the front to protect the prop though :-) =20 I spent the week finishing up the single rotor engine installation. = I'll post some pics later in the week, when it's closer to being done. = Total weight is around 235 lbs. With any luck, I can make a leisurely = flight to next years roundup. =20 Cheers, Rusty (maybe canceling the Sonex order tomorrow) ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C5DDA1.FE877310 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Hi Rusty,
 
Yes, Rich told me about wheel landing with a = prop that was=20 longer (well, maybe not now) than he was used to.  Just glad no = worst than=20 that.  The prop he had on enabled him to get up to 6600 rpm he = stated -=20 forgot to ask if that was on take off/static or in the air.  Still = looked=20 and sounded good.
 
Yes, I think you would be interested in what = Richard Shon=20 had done with his one rotor.  You might be interested in his side=20 housing.  Too bad you could not make it.  Hope to see you next = year.
 
Ed
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 = 10:10=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Shady = Bend=20 Report

Yes, we had Rusty's Rotary show up (sans = Rusty), guess=20 I'm going to have to stop calling it Rusty's.  Rich came to the = flyin to=20 learn more about the rotary engine, so  the RV-3 is  in good = hands.  In fact, I saw Finn eyeing it with a gleam in his=20 eye.
 
Hi=20 Ed,
 
Thanks for=20 the kind comments, and great report.  I actually thought I'd get = an RV-7=20 friend of mine to fly me over yesterday, and figured it would be = interesting=20 to walk around anonymously :-)  He already had plans though, so = maybe=20 next year. 
 
You're=20 right about the plane being in good hands with Rich Nadig.  There = are=20 very few people that I would have been comfortable selling the plane = to, but=20 he's certainly one of them.  It should really be nice by the time = he gets=20 done fine tuning some things. Might need to add a wheel on the front=20 to protect the prop though :-)  
 
I spent the=20 week finishing up the single rotor engine installation.  = I'll post=20 some pics later in the week, when it's closer to being done.  = Total=20 weight is around 235 lbs.  With any luck, I can make a=20 leisurely flight to next years = roundup.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty=20 (maybe canceling the Sonex order=20 tomorrow) 
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