X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.4) with ESMTP id 892407 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 09:29:03 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.70; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm65aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20051222142817.THJM1703.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm65aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 09:28:17 -0500 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm65aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20051222142817.DEDF28928.ibm65aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 09:28:17 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: PowerSport Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 08:28:18 -0600 Message-ID: <001101c60703$f3fae400$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0012_01C606D1.A9607400" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C606D1.A9607400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ed; Atkins has the rights to the gear box now, I understand, I haven't heard what he is doing with it,yet. JohnD=20 =20 =20 Is this a good thing or a bad thing ? George ( down under)=20 =20 =20 Good question George. By all accounts, the gear box is really nice, but = it was too expensive when Powersport was selling it. If Atkins, or anyone = else can build, and sell them cheaper, that would be great. If they're going = to be the same price, then it doesn't matter, since almost no one will buy = one. =20 I'm pretty amazed that Powersport has been around as long as they have. They've spent several fortunes on development, and have almost no sales = to show for it. Basically, they priced themselves out of the market. = Mistral is even more expensive, but they're aiming at the certified market, so perhaps they'll make it. It's nice that they're offering some parts to experimental folks, but as was the case with Powersport, the price it = too high for most folks in the experimental world. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (still wiring...)=20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C606D1.A9607400 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Ed;  Atkins has the rights to = the gear box=20 now, I understand, I haven't heard what he is doing with it,yet. =20 JohnD 
 
 
Is this a good thing or a = bad thing=20 ?
George ( down under) 
 
 
Good = question=20 George.  By all accounts, the gear box is really nice, but it was = too=20 expensive when Powersport was selling it.  If Atkins, or anyone = else can=20 build, and sell them cheaper, that would be great.  If they're = going to be=20 the same price, then it doesn't matter, since almost no one will buy=20 one.  
 
I'm pretty = amazed that=20 Powersport has been around as long as they have.  = They've spent=20 several fortunes on development, and have almost no sales to show for = it. =20 Basically, they priced themselves out of the market.   Mistral = is even=20 more expensive, but they're aiming at the certified market, so perhaps = they'll=20 make it.  It's nice that they're offering some parts to=20 experimental folks, but as was the case with Powersport, the price = it too=20 high for most folks in the experimental = world.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty (still = wiring...) 
  
 
 
 
 
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