X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail24.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.133.165] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c7) with ESMTPS id 800183 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 31 Oct 2005 02:10:05 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.133.165; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d220-236-253-42.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.236.253.42]) by mail24.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id j9V78udq008087 for ; Mon, 31 Oct 2005 18:09:00 +1100 Message-ID: <003801c5dde9$f6986c70$2afdecdc@george> From: "george lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Shady Bend Report Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 17:08:57 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0035_01C5DE3D.C7AD1E70" 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_0035_01C5DE3D.C7AD1E70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message Ed, Did Richard have anything with the new side housing running yet. George (down under) Hi 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_0035_01C5DE3D.C7AD1E70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 
Ed,
Did Richard have anything with the new = side=20 housing running yet.
George (down under)
 
Hi Rusty,
 
Yes, Rich told me about wheel landing with a = prop that=20 was longer (well, maybe not now) than he was used to.  Just glad = no worst=20 than that.  The prop he had on enabled him to get up to 6600 rpm = he=20 stated - forgot to ask if that was on take off/static or in the = air. =20 Still looked and sounded good.
 
Yes, I think you would be interested in what = Richard=20 Shon 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=20 year.
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
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=20 to learn more about the rotary engine, so  the RV-3 is  in = good=20 hands.  In fact, I saw Finn eyeing it with a gleam in his=20 eye.
 
Hi=20 Ed,
 
Thanks=20 for the kind comments, and great report.  I actually thought = I'd get an=20 RV-7 friend of mine to fly me over yesterday, and figured it would = be=20 interesting to walk around anonymously :-)  He already had = plans=20 though, so maybe 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=20 gets done fine tuning some things. Might need to add a wheel on the = front=20 to protect the prop though :-)  
 
I spent=20 the week finishing up the single rotor engine = installation.  I'll=20 post some pics later in the week, when it's closer to being = done. =20 Total 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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