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X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.250.87] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 975513 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 08 Feb 2006 22:59:39 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.250.87; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 8 Feb 2006 19:58:54 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 4.171.174.34 by BAY115-DAV15.phx.gbl with DAV; Thu, 09 Feb 2006 03:58:53 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [4.171.174.34] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Aircraft HP?? Re: [FlyRotary] Re: 6 port? Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 22:58:51 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002A_01C62D03.3A6CD2C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.10.0011.1703 Seal-Send-Time: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 22:58:51 -0500 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Feb 2006 03:58:54.0251 (UTC) FILETIME=[24E69FB0:01C62D2D] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C62D03.3A6CD2C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageYep, but remember this was with the RD-1B gear drive. In 2004 = Sun 100 I ran the -C drive and ran at 189.? Kts, same as Bobby Hargrave. = =20 These speeds really do not prove anything in the way of HP though. = Aircraft fit, trim & fairing detail make much more difference than raw = HP. Tracy Sailor's 180 HP RV-6 did not go 206 Kts on horsepower. The = many years of tweaking on the airframe did it. Dave Anders 200 HP RV-4 = now goes 260+ MPH : same story there. Tracy=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 1:07 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Aircraft HP?? Re: [FlyRotary] Re: 6 port? Another point is Tracy Crook's max performance 13B (old and new) will = out run any stock 360 with breath to spare.=20 This is not true. Take a look at the 2003 Sun100 Race results:=20 = http://www.aircraftspruce.com/tiff2/racepic/sun10003.html There are a number of O-360 powered RV's that beat Tracy. One I know = very well is 5th place Bobby Hargrave. This is a stock RV-8, with an = Aerosport rebuilt O-360. Nothing was done to increase power from stock, = aside from a Lightspeed ignition. My old RV-8 was a couple mph faster = than Bob's, so it would have beat Tracy too. It was even handicapped by = having a brand new Lycoming :-0 As Lynn knows, it probably wasn't even = putting out 100 HP :-) =20 I understand Rusty has a 360 for sale, cheap {:>)=20 Not gonna happen. The O-360 is the most rational choice for this = plane, since I want to be able to fly it, rather than fiddle with it. = The single rotor will provide all the fiddling amusement I need.=20 Rusty (hey, but it's the truth)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C62D03.3A6CD2C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Yep, but remember this was with the RD-1B gear drive. In 2004 = Sun 100=20 I ran the -C drive and ran at 189.? Kts, same as Bobby=20 Hargrave.

These speeds really do not prove anything in the way of HP = though. =20 Aircraft fit, trim & fairing detail make much more difference than = raw=20 HP. Tracy Sailor's 180 HP RV-6 did not go 206 Kts on=20 horsepower. The many years of tweaking on the airframe did = it. Dave=20 Anders 200 HP RV-4 now goes 260+ MPH : same story there.

Tracy

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From: Russell Duffy

To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Wednesday, February 08, = 2006 1:07=20 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Aircraft HP??=20 Re: [FlyRotary] Re: 6 port?

Another point is Tracy Crook's max performance 13B = (old and=20 new) will out run any stock 360 with breath to spare.

This is=20 not true. Take a look at the 2003 Sun100 Race=20 results:

http:/= /www.aircraftspruce.com/tiff2/racepic/sun10003.html

There are a=20 number of O-360 powered RV's that beat Tracy. One I know very = well is=20 5th place Bobby Hargrave. This is a stock RV-8, with an = Aerosport=20 rebuilt O-360. Nothing was done to increase power from stock, = aside from=20 a Lightspeed ignition. My old RV-8 was a couple mph faster than = Bob's,=20 so it would have beat Tracy too. It was even handicapped by = having a=20 brand new Lycoming :-0 As Lynn knows, it probably wasn't even = putting=20 out 100 HP :-)

I understand Rusty has a 360 for sale, cheap = {:>)

Not gonna=20 happen. The O-360 is the most rational choice for this plane, = since I=20 want to be able to fly it, rather than fiddle with it. The = single=20 rotor will provide all the fiddling amusement I=20 need.

Rusty=20 (hey, but it's the truth)

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