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Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.4) with ESMTP id 2600266 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 23 Sep 2003 12:37:23 -0400 Received: from rad ([68.212.12.251]) by imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20030923163722.XDEK1849.imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Tue, 23 Sep 2003 12:37:22 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: Jet Hawk Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 11:37:25 -0500 Message-ID: <00f901c381f0$f84e6fd0$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00FA_01C381C7.0F7867D0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00FA_01C381C7.0F7867D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hang in there Rusty. I got some of the same in the early days, having a ducted fan and a rotary engine. I may eventually go PSRU but I will = never go Lycoming! Love that rotary. I think I'm accumulating more hours that the trainers on the field. Perry=20 =20 Thanks Perry. Say, I've been meaning to ask if you've ever looked into = the Jet Hawk. As I'm guessing you know, it was a jet looking ducted fan = design that used a rotary engine. These were advertised quite a bit years ago, plans were sold, and a few were completed, but it's my understanding = that it didn't perform that well. I guess it used a simple homemade fan, that didn't work very well. I tried at one time to buy plans, but never = found anyone to sell me any. I'd probably still buy a set if anyone has any. = I understand that there are some fan units that would make the plane work, = but the fans are about $10k. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_00FA_01C381C7.0F7867D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Hang in there Rusty. I got some of the same in the early days, = having a=20 ducted fan and a rotary engine. I may eventually go PSRU but I will = never go=20 Lycoming! Love that rotary. I think I'm accumulating more hours that the = trainers on the field.

Perry

Thanks=20 Perry. Say, I've been meaning to ask if you've ever looked into = the Jet=20 Hawk. As I'm guessing you know, it was a jet looking ducted fan = design=20 that used a rotary engine. These were advertised quite a bit years = ago, plans were sold, and a few were completed, but it's my = understanding=20 that it didn't perform that well. I guess it used a simple=20 homemade fan, that didn't work very well. I tried at one time = to buy=20 plans, but never found anyone to sell me any. I'd probably = still buy=20 a set if anyone has any. I understand that there are some fan = units that=20 would make the plane work, but the fans are about $10k. =20

Cheers,

Rusty

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