X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:14:31 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from QMTA07.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3732800 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:27:46 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.62.64; envelope-from=j.hafen@comcast.net Received: from OMTA04.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.35]) by QMTA07.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 8D511c0020ldTLk57KTEn3; Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:27:14 +0000 Received: from [192.168.20.150] ([70.56.106.78]) by OMTA04.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 8KT11c00C1hWg1A3QKT5Dg; Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:27:12 +0000 User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.17.0.090302 X-Original-Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:26:59 -0700 Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Evolution Gear-Up From: John Hafen X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List X-Original-Message-ID: Thread-Topic: [LML] Re: Evolution Gear-Up Thread-Index: Acn1yuiFsWm7wlsRxkmscx3UgJkODA== In-Reply-To: Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="B_3328777630_567191" > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3328777630_567191 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Wouldn=B9t you overhaul a piston engine as well? John Hafen On 6/24/09 1:38 PM, "J H Webb" wrote: > One of the interesting of the turboprop engine is a prop strike is an > automatic engine overhaul. I spent 3 years in experimental flight test an= d did > no damage and my replacement did two engines (expensive) in the first yea= r. > This is how, I found out how expensive a prop strike can be. He was in a = hurry > and hit a snow bank that was supposed to be loose snow. You definitely do= n't > want a prop strike (even minor) in a turboprop as it really increases the= cost > of operation. >=20 > Jack Webb > BSAE > L360, LIV >=20 >=20 > From: Hamid Wasti > To: lml@lancaironline.net > Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 7:44:40 AM > Subject: [LML] Re: Evolution Gear-Up >=20 > Tom McNerney wrote: >> > So, if only the tail and tail cone were damaged.. Wouldn't that mean = he >> saved the airplane in the last possible second, bouncing the tail on the >> runway and then going around? ..... >=20 --B_3328777630_567191 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Re: [LML] Re: Evolution Gear-Up Wouldn’t you overhaul a piston engine as well?

John Hafen


On 6/24/09 1:38 PM, "J H Webb" <a= irmale4@yahoo.com> wrote:

One of the interesting of the turboprop engine is a prop = strike is an automatic engine overhaul. I spent 3 years in experimental flig= ht test and did no damage and my replacement did two engines (expensive) in = the first year. This is how, I found out how expensive a prop strike can be.= He was in a hurry and hit a snow bank that was supposed to be loose snow. Y= ou definitely don't want a prop strike (even minor) in a turboprop as it rea= lly increases the cost of operation.

Jack Webb
BSAE
L360, LIV

From: Hamid Wasti <hwasti@lm50.com>
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 7:44:40 AM
Subject: [LML] Re: Evolution Gear-Up

 Tom McNerney wrote:
> So, if only the tail and tail cone were damaged..  Wouldn't that = mean he saved the airplane in the last possible second, bouncing the tail on= the runway and then going around?  .....

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