X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao105.cox.net ([68.230.241.41] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.13) with ESMTP id 3558451 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:26:25 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.41; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo03.cox.net ([70.169.32.75]) by fed1rmmtao105.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20090325032548.XMRU15318.fed1rmmtao105.cox.net@fed1rmimpo03.cox.net> for ; Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:25:48 -0400 Received: from wills ([68.105.85.56]) by fed1rmimpo03.cox.net with bizsmtp id XFRl1b00B1CvZmk04FRnid; Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:25:47 -0400 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=JtOrIPzuz8MA:10 a=eqLVdilXgAcA:10 a=9yqMtDzhAAAA:8 a=zwR4JSQIAAAA:8 a=NtiaUUmZVZlE0W8pEmAA:9 a=dgC6Mdk96YEgv73G4rUA:7 a=wGGNtW-nv2NkG-Fx1FaOEJ3Q-DIA:4 a=igkdSQrOE6AA:10 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=H5Ed3us9r_65KmBjQSEA:9 a=sz0c4L6lUuiqpGESahcA:7 a=hvrMFjMBqPKaj-E0IWBIC9feT5QA:4 a=AfD3MYMu9mQA:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Message-ID: <002b01c9acf9$60a94530$38556944@wills> From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] First Flight - Mustang II w/ 13B Turbo Rotary engine - N62BT Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:25:42 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0028_01C9ACBE.B3FBB0F0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3350 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C9ACBE.B3FBB0F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable First Flight - Mustang II w/ 13B Turbo Rotary engine - N62BTGreat Bob - = congrats! I know how you feel - I'm still on a high and my first flight = was a couple of months ago. After it being a "project" for so long its a weird feeling to shift = gears all of a sudden and think of it as an "airplane". Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Rogers, Bob J.=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 2:41 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] First Flight - Mustang II w/ 13B Turbo Rotary = engine - N62BT On Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at approximately 10:00 a.m., my Mustang = II took to the air for the first time. After almost 18 years of = building (when time permitted), the first flight was exhilarating and = deeply satisfying. The turbocharged Mazda rotary 13B engine ran well = and all temperatures stayed in the green. It produced more power than I = needed. Everything electric worked as planned, thanks to Mr. Bob = Nuckolls and the AeroElectric Connection. The airplane is a joy to fly = and made all the effort to build it worthwhile. I look forward to many = adventures in the air after the initial 40 hour test period is flown = off. See you in the skies! For pictures of the first flight, click on this link: = http://www.funplacestofly.com/Bobs-First-Flight.asp For a more detailed narrative on the reasons for selecting this = airplane and the Mazda rotary engine, click on this link:=20 http://www.eaa1246.org/projectsnplanesdisplay.asp?id=3D10&pic=3D192 Thanks to all of you who gave advice and support over the years. The = task was not easy, but it was rewarding. Bob J. Rogers McKinney, TX (KTKI) ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C9ACBE.B3FBB0F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable First Flight - Mustang II w/ 13B Turbo Rotary engine = - N62BT
Great Bob - congrats! I know how you = feel - I'm=20 still on a high and my first flight was a couple of months = ago.
 
After it being a "project" for so long = its a weird=20 feeling to shift gears all of a sudden and think of it as an=20 "airplane".
 
Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW
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From:=20 Rogers, = Bob J.=20
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 = 2:41=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] First = Flight -=20 Mustang II w/ 13B Turbo Rotary engine - N62BT

On Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at = approximately=20 10:00 a.m., my Mustang II took to the air for the first time.  = After=20 almost 18 years of building (when time permitted), the first flight = was=20 exhilarating and deeply satisfying.  The turbocharged Mazda = rotary 13B=20 engine ran well and all temperatures stayed in the green.  It = produced=20 more power than I needed.  Everything electric worked as planned, = thanks=20 to Mr. Bob Nuckolls and the AeroElectric Connection.  The = airplane is a=20 joy to fly and made all the effort to build it worthwhile.  I = look=20 forward to many adventures in the air after the initial 40 hour test = period is=20 flown off.  See you in the skies!

For pictures of the first flight, = click on this=20 link:  http://www.funplacestofly.com/Bobs-First-Flight.asp

For a more detailed narrative on the = reasons for=20 selecting this airplane and the Mazda rotary engine, click on this = link:=20

http://www.eaa1246.org/projectsnplanesdisplay.asp?id=3D10= &pic=3D192

Thanks to all of you who gave advice = and support=20 over the years.  The task was not easy, but it was = rewarding.

Bob J. Rogers

McKinney, TX (KTKI)

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