X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail14.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.195] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c7) with ESMTPS id 800180 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 31 Oct 2005 02:07:25 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.132.195; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d220-236-253-42.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.236.253.42]) by mail14.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j9V76TNI015066 for ; Mon, 31 Oct 2005 18:06:33 +1100 Message-ID: <002e01c5dde9$9ef39850$2afdecdc@george> From: "george lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Shady Bend Report Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 17:06:29 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002B_01C5DE3D.6FBD85B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C5DE3D.6FBD85B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageRusty, Is that weight wet? With PSRU and Prop? I'm looking at a new aircraft type and trying to evaluate the = possibility of the single in it. It currently flies with a Honda 80hp = with firewall forward of 220 lbs, which includes a Rotax PSRU. George ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 1:10 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_002B_01C5DE3D.6FBD85B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Rusty,
Is that weight wet?
With PSRU and Prop?
I'm looking at a new aircraft type and = trying to=20 evaluate the possibility of the single in it. It currently flies with a = Honda=20 80hp with firewall forward of 220 lbs, which includes a Rotax = PSRU.
 
George
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 = 1:10=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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