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A was at Sun-N-Fun Wed-Sat.
There were 4 engines or should I say 3.2 engines that fired up
everyday at 2 and 3. There was a Thielert Diesel in a Cessna 172,
Art's FWF 13b, a 360 FWF and some funky 2 stroke radial that was
demonstrated on compressed air, no fuel burn. Art had a muffler on the
13b and all that you heard was prop noise. The 360 had a short club
and with my fingers in my ears I could feel ground shaking 40 feet
away. I wish that the HP ratings were posted real big on both engines.
The difference in noise and vibration made it seem like the 360 was a
more powerful engine.
The 3.2 running engines brought a lot of traffic to the tent.
Ed Keplis - radiators and it looks like he is making engine mounts
styled after Conversion Concepts designs.
Ed Anderson - with his new Picaxe controlled OLCD fuel burn gauges.
Paul Lamar - sold out of his new book "How to Cool Your Wankel". He
has ordered a second printing. I think you will be able to buy it on
Tracy's web site..
Doc, son and grandson showed up with a very nicely made slide
throttle for a p-port engine. It was anodized black and it had a
vernier cable on it.
I did a little swing dancing with a few women.
Blake
On 4/25/07, jbker@juno.com <jbker@juno.com> wrote:
What went on at SnF?
Well the regulars, Tracy, Ed, and Bill Eslick flew rotary RV's there, Rich Nadig flew his RV3 in and I have already commented what a great job Rusty did on the rotary installation.
Laura was keeping everything in order in the rotary forums :>)
Art was there with his neat package of his prototype FWF package. He ran it every day about 2 pm at the alternate engine tent area.
Lamar was there to keep us all straight.
Ed Keplis was there with his neat radiators , etc
Lots of interest in rotary's.
Guess the suburu egg is on their 3rd iteration of gearbox design.
My big thing is that I sold my soaring trike, my rotary engine parts to Dean Van Winkle, Bob Perkingson, and Tracy Hallock. Will finish the 9A lycoming installation and sell it and wait on the 12 kit. FAA guys suggested it would probably be better to not file for medical this year and fly LSA.
Not responsible for spelling and false rumors,
Bernie
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Blake C. Lewis
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