X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao103.cox.net ([68.230.241.43] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTP id 2917517 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 11 May 2008 10:24:10 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.43; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo01.cox.net ([70.169.32.71]) by fed1rmmtao103.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20080511142327.VYVY9382.fed1rmmtao103.cox.net@fed1rmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Sun, 11 May 2008 10:23:27 -0400 Received: from wills ([68.105.85.56]) by fed1rmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id QEPT1Z00D1CvZmk03EPVJN; Sun, 11 May 2008 10:23:29 -0400 Message-ID: <004601c8b372$95d3f9c0$38556944@wills> From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Hairy Chested Heroes Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 07:23:29 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0043_01C8B337.E934BD60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01C8B337.E934BD60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Not sure I really wanted to read the bit about after takeoff engine = failure at this point. Too close to first flight to have that put in my = head. I'll probably appreciate this a lot more after I get some flight = hours under my belt. Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Todd Bartrim=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 1:21 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Hairy Chested Heroes Many of you have read this before, but there are a few new guy's that = may not have read this. I was looking for a cut/paste copy of this to = pass on to someone but the only one I could find was Ed's original post = from years ago that was a clipped scan of the original magazine so I = thought I'd post this HTML version so it will make it into the archives, = making it easier for others to cut/paste it if they wanted to pass it = along. =20 "I hope that the combined efforts and ingenuity of these = amateurs will settle, once and for all, the question of the rotary's = suitability for airplanes. I suspect that they will find in its favor. = In the meantime they remain the noblest and most daring of homebuilders, = hairy-chested heroes for whom the evidence that their latest idea was = not a good one may well come in the form of an engine failure just after = takeoff. They continue undaunted, and their numbers increase. The world = owes them a debt of gratitude." =20 Peter Garrison, Flying magazine, June 2003. =20 =20 =20 Todd Bartrim (I always feel good when I read this) C-FSTB Turbo 13B RV9 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0043_01C8B337.E934BD60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Not sure I really wanted to read the = bit about=20 after takeoff engine failure at this point. Too close to first flight to = have=20 that put in my head. I'll probably appreciate this a lot more after I = get some=20 flight hours under my belt.
 
Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Todd = Bartrim=20
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 1:21 = AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Hairy = Chested=20 Heroes

Many=20 of you have read this before, but there are a few new guy=92s that may = not have=20 read this. I was looking for a cut/paste copy of this to pass on to = someone=20 but the only one I could find was Ed=92s original post from years ago = that was a=20 clipped scan of the original magazine so I thought I=92d post this = HTML version=20 so it will make it into the archives, making it easier for others to = cut/paste=20 it if they wanted to pass it = along.

 

           =20 =93I=20 hope that the combined efforts and ingenuity of these amateurs will = settle,=20 once and for all, the question of the rotary=92s suitability for = airplanes. I=20 suspect that they will find in its favor. In the meantime they remain = the=20 noblest and most daring of homebuilders, hairy-chested heroes for whom = the=20 evidence that their latest idea was not a good one may well come in = the form=20 of an engine failure just after takeoff. They continue undaunted, and = their=20 numbers increase. The world owes them a debt of=20 gratitude.=94

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Peter=20 Garrison, Flying magazine, June 2003.

 

 

 

Todd=20 Bartrim     (I=20 always feel good when I read this)

C-FSTB

Turbo=20 13B RV9

 

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