X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:49:32 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [70.62.14.124] (HELO server1.USTEK) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.9) with ESMTP id 2091157 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:34:36 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=70.62.14.124; envelope-from=r.simon@ustek.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C7A9C9.AA6EB090" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: What's better than a Continental IO-550 fuel system? Content-class: urn:content-classes:message X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 X-Original-Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 08:36:42 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] Re: What's better than a Continental IO-550 fuel system? thread-index: Acepyaqja6LBwTq8SO6XY4Lfbpjs7Q== From: "Lancair" X-Original-Sender: "Robert Simon" X-Original-To: "Mark Steitle" , "LML" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C7A9C9.AA6EB090 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Mark Steitle [mailto:msteitle@gmail.com]=20 The rotary is a very durable engine. =20 =20 I owned and drove a Mazda RX-2 for a few years during the liesure suit era. Like many Wankel engines during that state of development the seals failed, but only after a month demonstrating its condition. With 80,000 miles on it Mazda stepped up and repaired the engine at no cost to me, and I kept on driving until the body rusted out. After more than three decades of improvement I expect that the new engine designs and materials are even better so the engine's reliability is not the issue. It's not the engine that concerns me but rather that relatively untested speed reduction units. We have seen their continued development and improvement with the smaller Subaru powered aircraft but no one has the tens of thousands of hours on a 300+hp system that is required to calm my nerves IFR, at night, over the Rockies. =20 =20 Robert M. Simon ES-P N301ES =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C7A9C9.AA6EB090 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
From: = Mark Steitle=20 [mailto:msteitle@gmail.com]
The rotary is a very durable = engine.  
 
I=20 owned and drove a Mazda RX-2 for a few years during the liesure suit = era. =20 Like many Wankel engines during that state of development the seals = failed, but=20 only after a month demonstrating its condition.  With 80,000 miles = on it=20 Mazda stepped up and repaired the engine at no cost to me, and I kept on = driving=20 until the body rusted out.  After more than three decades of = improvement I=20 expect that the new engine designs and materials are even better so the = engine's=20 reliability is not the issue.  It's not the engine that concerns me = but=20 rather that relatively untested speed reduction units.  We have = seen their=20 continued development and improvement with the smaller Subaru powered = aircraft=20 but no one has the tens of thousands of hours on a 300+hp system that is = required to calm my nerves IFR, at night, over the Rockies. =20
 
Robert=20 M. Simon
ES-P=20 N301ES
 
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