Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2890806 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 14 Dec 2003 19:31:10 -0500 Received: from rad ([68.212.7.74]) by imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20031215003106.GKKK10709.imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Sun, 14 Dec 2003 19:31:06 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] SINGLE ROTOR Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 18:31:07 -0600 Message-ID: <006901c3c2a2$baed7300$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_006A_01C3C270.70530300" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_006A_01C3C270.70530300 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Looks good Richard. I'm still interested in single rotors, but the = weight just isn't quite where I need it to be for the planes I'm looking at. = It would be great if this could match the weight of a VW engine. =20 =20 Have you, or anyone else found a lighter substitute for the iron = housings? Racing Beat sells an aluminum version of the rear, and center housing, = but they don't yet have a front housing available. That's supposed to = change in another 6 months though. Unfortunately, they're about $1200 each, but = save about 12 lbs or so for each housing. RB claims that these are actually = more durable than the iron housings. =20 =20 I know there was a guy on the list that was making a titanium engine, = but I haven't heard from him in a while. =20 =20 Thanks, Rusty (redrive re-installed with the original plate) ------=_NextPart_000_006A_01C3C270.70530300 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Looks good Richard.  I'm still = interested in=20 single rotors, but the weight just isn't quite where I need it to be for = the=20 planes I'm looking at.  It would be great if this could match the = weight of=20 a VW engine. 
 
Have you, or anyone else found a lighter = substitute for the iron housings?  Racing Beat sells an = aluminum=20 version of the rear, and center housing, but they don't yet have a front = housing=20 available.  That's supposed to change in another 6 months = though. =20 Unfortunately, they're about $1200 each, but save about 12 lbs or so for = each=20 housing.  RB claims that these are actually more durable than the = iron=20 housings. 
 
I know there was a guy on the list that was = making a=20 titanium engine, but I haven't heard from him in a while. =20
 
Thanks,
Rusty (redrive re-installed with the original = plate)
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