Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2891947 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 15 Dec 2003 14:28:50 -0500 Received: from o7y6b5 (clt78-020.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.20]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id hBFJSkHH014206 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2003 14:28:48 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <002501c3c341$3c9823c0$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Velocity - 20B project Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 14:25:44 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0022_01C3C317.536E2F60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C3C317.536E2F60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 By, the way, Al how is your project coming? Any forecast completion = dates? Ed .=20 Oh, it's coming; and I've learned never to forecast a completion date; = just always say "next year". Just finishing the details of my custom = cowling; which with all the fitting, filling, flanging, etc. has taken = about 3 times longer than I expected. Airframe - including gear = retract, control rigging etc., is essentially complete, engine = installation is 95% complete, electrical about 25%. Still have to do = panel, interior/exterior finish. My intent back when I started was to fly cross country for the = Centennial Celebration at Kittyhawk. Having missed that, it will be = done when it's done. Al Well, having been there, I fully understand. It seemed like I stayed = at the 95% done, 95% to go stage for two years. Its amazing how much = work it takes to get it completed even after it looks like an airplane = {:>). It took me over a winter (about 3 months ) to get my panel done. But, = then as usual (for me), I over-designed the electrical wiring of the = panel with back ups and emergency contingency alternatives. Probably = have more switches and heavy wiring than a saberliner. =20 Looking foward to seeing you in the air with it. Ed=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C3C317.536E2F60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
 

 

By, = the way, Al=20 how is your project coming?  Any forecast completion=20 dates?

 

Ed

 

.=20

Oh, = it=92s coming;=20 and I=92ve learned never to forecast a completion date; just always = say =93next=20 year=94.  Just finishing the details of my custom cowling; which = with all=20 the fitting, filling, flanging, etc. has taken about 3 times longer = than I=20 expected.  Airframe =96 including gear retract, control rigging = etc., is=20 essentially complete, engine installation is 95% complete, electrical = about=20 25%.  Still have to do panel, interior/exterior = finish.

 

My = intent back=20 when I started was to fly cross country for the Centennial Celebration = at=20 Kittyhawk.  Having missed that, it will be done when it=92s=20 done.

 

Al

 

Well,=20 having been there, I fully understand.  It seemed like I stayed = at the=20 95% done, 95% to go stage for two years.  Its amazing how much = work it=20 takes to get it completed even after it looks like an airplane=20 {:>).

 

It took me=20 over a winter (about 3 months ) to get my panel done.  But, then=20 as usual (for me),  I over-designed the electrical wiring of = the=20 panel with back ups and emergency contingency alternatives.  = Probably=20 have more switches and heavy wiring than a saberliner. =20

 

Looking=20 foward to seeing you in the air with it.

 

Ed=20

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