X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 10:59:49 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [204.13.112.10] (HELO mail1.hometel.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.6) with ESMTPS id 623339 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 03 Aug 2005 08:47:44 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.13.112.10; envelope-from=marknlisa@hometel.com Received: (qmail 21717 invoked by uid 90); 3 Aug 2005 12:50:50 -0000 Received: from mail.hometel.com (HELO webmail.hometel.com) (204.13.112.10) by mail.hometel.com with SMTP; 3 Aug 2005 12:50:50 -0000 Received: from 209.83.158.173 (SquirrelMail authenticated user marknlisa); by webmail.hometel.com with HTTP; Wed, 3 Aug 2005 07:50:50 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <2828.209.83.158.173.1123073450.squirrel@209.83.158.173> In-Reply-To: References: X-Original-Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 07:50:50 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: Turbine revolution From: marknlisa@hometel.com X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net X-Original-Cc: mjrav@comcast.net User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.3a X-Mailer: SquirrelMail/1.4.3a MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Mark, What you say is true; that's why the skeptics on this list are questioning the company's product. Innodyn is advertising that their "...turbine will enable the vast majority of experimental pilots to fly with the same advantages historically reserved for far more expensive aircraft." (Copied directly from their home page.) Their test-bed aircraft is an RV-4. They've even installed this engine on a cub! In my opinion, "the vast majority of experimental aircraft" don't have the wing area, the Vne, or cabin pressurization (a requirement in my book) to operate efficiently/effectively at the altitudes necessary to make these products viable for their claimed target market. Maybe I just don't see the light yet... At the same time, there is something to be said for hearing that turbine wind up and howl, as long as you're willing to pay the fuel bill! Mark & Lisa Sletten Legacy FG N828LM http://www.legacyfgbuilder.com Mark Ravinski said: > I'm not much familiar with these engines but it is not too appropriate > to compare them with piston engines at low altitude. > Turbines come into their own in thin air. > You don't see airliners cruising below 10,000 ft.