X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com From: "Richard Sohn" Received: from smtp474.redcondor.net ([208.80.204.74] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.9e) with ESMTPS id 7119448 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:31:59 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=208.80.204.74; envelope-from=res12@fairpoint.net Received: from smtp1v2.neonova.net ([137.118.16.32]) by smtp474.redcondor.net ({5f66a499-b734-4e2f-a09c-c2eb2297d85d}) via TCP (outbound) with ESMTP id 20140828193122420 for ; Thu, 28 Aug 2014 19:31:22 +0000 X-RC-FROM: X-RC-RCPT: Received: from MAIN (dflo-66-243-231-248.gtcom.net [66.243.231.248]) (Authenticated sender: res12@fairpoint.net) by smtp1v2.neonova.net (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 21EBD79E093 for ; Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:31:18 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Single Rotor ROTARY PRAGMA first flight Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:28:11 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_006B_01CFC2CC.4B78AB30" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 16.4.3522.110 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V16.4.3522.110 X-MAG-OUTBOUND: greymail.redcondor.net@137.118.16/24 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_006B_01CFC2CC.4B78AB30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bill thanks!=20 I selected the 12A rotor housing because that size engine suited my = airplane. This airplane was designed around a 65hp Rotax engine. Your second question, there was no Renesis in 1999 when I started.=20 Since I am well over retiring age, and I don=E2=80=99t consider the = engine production ready, yet, I do not have that option.=20 If someone else wants to pick it up, be my guest. Richard Sohn N2071U http://www.fairpoint.net/~res12/home.html From: Bill Bradburry=20 Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 1:06 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Single Rotor ROTARY PRAGMA first flight Congratulations, Richard! A hell of a deal! I had enough of a problem = just adapting the Renesis, I can not imagine trying to build the engine = from basically scratch before installing it! =20 There should be a considerable market for an experimental engine in the = 100 hp range. Do you plan to build and sell them? =20 I am curious why you selected the smaller 12A instead of the larger 13B = engine for your prototype? And also why not the higher compression = Renesis rotor in the 13B? =20 Bill=20 =20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]=20 Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 10:10 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Single Rotor ROTARY PRAGMA first flight =20 It finally happened!=20 First flight of 15min. Running like a charm.=20 OAT was 80F, water and oil 187F at climb out and came down to 160 at = level flight. Next is a thorough inspection before the next flight. =20 Richard Sohn N2071U http://www.fairpoint.net/~res12/home.html ------=_NextPart_000_006B_01CFC2CC.4B78AB30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Bill thanks!

I selected the 12A rotor housing because that size engine suited my = airplane. This airplane was designed around a 65hp Rotax engine.

Your second question, there was no Renesis in 1999 when I started. =

Since I am well over retiring age, and I don=E2=80=99t consider the = engine=20 production ready, yet, I do not have that option.

If someone else wants to pick it up, be my guest.

Richard=20 Sohn
N2071U

http://www.fairpoint.net/~res12/home.html

From: Bill Bradburry

Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 1:06 PM

To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Single Rotor ROTARY PRAGMA first=20 flight

Congratulations,=20 Richard! A hell of a deal! I had enough of a problem just = adapting=20 the Renesis, I can not imagine trying to build the engine from basically = scratch=20 before installing it!

There should = be a=20 considerable market for an experimental engine in the 100 hp = range. Do you=20 plan to build and sell them?

I am curious = why you=20 selected the smaller 12A instead of the larger 13B engine for your=20 prototype? And also why not the higher compression Renesis rotor = in the=20 13B?

Bill=20

From:=20 Rotary motors in aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 = 10:10=20 AM
To: = Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Single Rotor = ROTARY=20 PRAGMA first flight

It finally = happened!=20

First = flight of=20 15min. Running like a charm.

OAT was = 80F, water=20 and oil 187F at climb out and came down to 160 at level=20 flight.

Next is a = thorough=20 inspection before the next flight.

Richard=20 Sohn
N2071U

http://www.fairpoint.net/~res12/home.html

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