Return-Path: Received: from bewersdorff.com ([192.220.83.90] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.7) with SMTP id 2742246 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 17 Nov 2003 23:46:30 -0500 Received: (qmail 6044 invoked by uid 21338); 18 Nov 2003 04:46:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO rapunzel) ([216.101.149.124]) (envelope-sender ) by 192.220.83.90 (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 18 Nov 2003 04:46:29 -0000 From: "Marko Bewersdorff" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: inline twin engines? Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 20:47:12 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0073_01C3AD4B.F9FC2670" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0073_01C3AD4B.F9FC2670 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit They used piston car engines, saw the setup in OSH a while back. Marko There were two brothers from Brazil (I think) that had two rotaries in the back of a Rutan design, with over-running clutches, so either engine could be shut down without a problem. A long time ago. But it did work fine. Lynn E. Hanover ------=_NextPart_000_0073_01C3AD4B.F9FC2670 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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There were two brothers from = Brazil (I=20 think) that had two rotaries in the back of a Rutan design, with = over-running=20 clutches, so either engine could be shut down without a problem.  = A long=20 time ago. But it did work fine.

Lynn E. Hanover
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