X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [199.185.220.223] (HELO priv-edtnes51.telusplanet.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 952263 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 21 May 2005 16:37:16 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=199.185.220.223; envelope-from=haywire@telus.net Received: from Endurance ([205.250.241.163]) by priv-edtnes51.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.6.01.04.04 201-2131-118-104-20050224) with SMTP id <20050521203627.ROOI20049.priv-edtnes51.telusplanet.net@Endurance> for ; Sat, 21 May 2005 14:36:27 -0600 From: "Todd Bartrim" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: "Radial Engine" PSRU Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 13:36:07 -0700 Message-ID: <00c901c55e44$b828b5f0$0101a8c0@Endurance> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: http://www.ernest.isa-geek.org/Delta/Pictures/ Hi Ernest; I'm quite impressed with the radial look of this psru. I shouldn't admit this, but last week we got out of class a little early so I drove out to the Murphy Aircraft factory with another guy in my course who has been considering building a Murphy Rebel. While there I spent a lot of time looking at the "Moose" and try as I might, I can't stop thinking about it as my next project. I don't have the time to fly my current project, but that hasn't stopped Rusty either :-) The Murphy Moose is designed to use M-14P Russian Radial engine (360 hp), which makes it look like a small Beaver. I'm thinking that a PSRU like yours, when mounted on a Turbo 20B might just be able to find a home in this possible future project. So if you have any additional pics showing more detail of the "jugs" and how they were mounted, the bell housing and an overall picture of the PSRU/engine, I'd sure like to see them. You can send them offline if you like. Do you know why he sold the project? I work as a hunting guide in the fall and have long thought that the "Moose" would be a perfect airplane for this work although current regs prohibit commercial use of experimental aircraft. However this is a bit of a grey area as the client is only paying for the hunt and not the transportation. The Murphy rep confirmed that there are several being currently used in this province for this very purpose and that so far Transport Canada has simply turned a blind eye to it. I've mentioned it to the outfitter that I guide for and he is very interested in buying the kit and having me build it and fly it during the season. There would be many details to be worked out, but I feel it's worth investigating. Todd Bartrim RV9Endurance 13B Turbo Rotary C-FSTB http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm "The world will always have a place for those that bring hard work and determination to the things they do."