X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Received: from imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.8) with ESMTP id 1989523 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:20:02 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.64; envelope-from=rusty@radrotary.com Received: from ibm58aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20070417131914.DAY19311.imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm58aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:19:14 -0400 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm58aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20070417131914.NAMJ8957.ibm58aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:19:14 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Norton Drone Engine Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:19:14 -0500 Message-ID: <004e01c780f2$fee41570$6e01a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004F_01C780C9.160E0D70" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6822 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Thread-Index: AceA7x+oFdgnDDqiTI2O9EK5LVzD4wAAeDJQ In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004F_01C780C9.160E0D70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "The AR682R aero-engine has been developed to power UAVs which require = up to 120 bhp. It is based on the proven AR642 core engine which was designed = to meet UK CAA / European JAR-E and US FAA FAR-33 certifications for manned flight." =20 Too bad someone here doesn't have connections with their sales = department. Their engines appear to be ready to bolt on and go fly. They even have dynafocal mounts.=20 =20 Hi Mark, =20 Yeah, it just eats my heart out that these engines exists, and we can't = buy them them :-( =20 =20 I imagine there are a number of reasons, with liability being on the top = of the list as usual. A close second is probably avoiding the hassle of dealing with individuals. I'm sure it's much easier to sell pallets = full of these to some gov contractor, who has their own technical support group. I'm also guessing that it's more profitable to sell to gov contract customers than homebuilders. =20 =20 Maybe what we need is a third party company. The UAV folks could sell = their pallets of engines to this company, and support only that company. The = new company "Mark's HomeDrone Engine Supply" would would then "convert" = these engines for use with manned aircraft, and sell them to homebuilders. = Then again, the engines may be 30 grand apiece, and have a TBO of 250 = hours... =20 Rusty (it's just not fair...) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_004F_01C780C9.160E0D70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
"The AR682R aero-engine has been developed to power UAVs which = require up=20 to 120 bhp. It is based on the proven AR642 core engine which was = designed to=20 meet UK CAA / European JAR-E and US FAA FAR-33 certifications for = manned=20 flight."
 
Too bad someone here doesn't have connections with their sales=20 department.  Their engines appear to be ready to bolt on = and go=20 fly.  They even have dynafocal mounts. 
 
Hi=20 Mark,
 
Yeah, it just=20 eats my heart out that these engines exists, and we can't buy them them=20 :-(  
 
I imagine=20 there are a number of reasons, with liability being on the top of the = list as=20 usual.  A close second is probably avoiding = the hassle of=20 dealing with individuals.  I'm sure it's much easier to sell = pallets full=20 of these to some gov contractor, who has their own technical support=20 group.  I'm also guessing that it's more profitable to sell to = gov=20 contract customers = than homebuilders.  
 
Maybe what we=20 need is a third party company.  The UAV folks could sell their = pallets of=20 engines to this company, and support only that company.  The new = company=20 "Mark's HomeDrone Engine Supply" would would then "convert" = these=20 engines for use with manned aircraft, and sell them to = homebuilders.  Then=20 again, the engines may be 30 grand apiece, and have a TBO of 250=20 hours...
 
Rusty (it's=20 just not=20 fair...)      
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