X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:58:42 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao104.cox.net ([68.230.241.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.8) with ESMTP id 1962280 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:46:38 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.42; envelope-from=warbirdaeropress@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo01.cox.net ([70.169.32.71]) by fed1rmmtao104.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.05.02.00 201-2174-114-20060621) with ESMTP id <20070402144550.SGQL1606.fed1rmmtao104.cox.net@fed1rmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Mon, 2 Apr 2007 10:45:50 -0400 Received: from dell ([24.251.75.43]) by fed1rmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id iElm1W00F0w2xio0000000; Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:45:50 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <003001c77535$923e4760$6401a8c0@dell> From: "Scotty G" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Thielert Diesel Centurion 4.0 X-Original-Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 07:45:34 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002D_01C774FA.E5959520" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C774FA.E5959520 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Robert wrote: The P-51 was purpose built. I would suggest that the P-51 was more of a unique aircraft than an example of good use of technology. Otherwise the industry would have continued with and improved upon that design. =20 Robert M. Simon ES-P N301ES Oh boy. Purpose built? Aren't all airplanes purpose-built? Escort. Fighter. = Attack. Dive Bomber. Recon... Man, I just have to disagree with you on = these counts... The P-51, for it's time, used two new pieces of = 'technology' that made it head and shoulders above the rest. The airfoil = and the cooling system were marvels of aeronautical advnacement that = still stand today. The original design was improved upon - the British = Merlin and a two-stage supercharger really 'made' the airplane. Until = the demise of one current Merlin racing engine builder, we continued = that tradition with Dago Red. We still hold the course record at Reno = with a hot lap of 511 mph and a race average of 507. (Now I'll agree = THAT ONE is a one purpose airplane! (Okay, two... It burns money really = fast...) Industry moved on to jets. The Mustang (among a few others) still = represents the epitome of piston-engine airplane design. Plus... chicks = dig them. Scotty G Warbird Digest Magazine September Pops Air Racing ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C774FA.E5959520 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Robert wrote:
 
The P-51 was purpose built.  I would suggest that the P-51 = was=20 more of
a unique aircraft than an example of good use of = technology. =20 Otherwise
the industry would have continued with and improved upon = that=20 design. 

Robert M. Simon
ES-P N301ES
Oh boy.
 
Purpose built? Aren't all airplanes = purpose-built?=20 Escort. Fighter. Attack. Dive Bomber. Recon... Man, I just have to = disagree with=20 you on these counts... The P-51, for it's time, used two new pieces of=20 'technology' that made it head and shoulders above the rest. The airfoil = and the=20 cooling system were marvels of aeronautical advnacement that still stand = today.=20 The original design was improved upon - the British Merlin and a = two-stage=20 supercharger really 'made' the airplane. Until the demise of one current Merlin racing engine builder, we = continued=20 that tradition with Dago Red. We still hold the course record at Reno = with a hot=20 lap of 511 mph and a race average of 507. (Now I'll agree THAT ONE is a = one=20 purpose airplane! (Okay, two... It burns money really = fast...)
 
Industry moved on to jets. The Mustang = (among a=20 few others) still represents the epitome of piston-engine airplane = design.=20 Plus... chicks dig them.
 
Scotty G
Warbird Digest = Magazine
September=20 Pops Air Racing
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