X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost04.isp.att.net ([204.127.217.104] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.3) with ESMTP id 4150875 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:19:27 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.217.104; envelope-from=bbradburry@bellsouth.net Received: from desktop (adsl-230-67-114.mco.bellsouth.net[74.230.67.114]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc04) with SMTP id <20100303171852H0400ce7kee>; Wed, 3 Mar 2010 17:18:52 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [74.230.67.114] From: "Bill Bradburry" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] single rotor Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:18:52 -0500 Message-ID: <080307620BD440A1B1B6C14666F7F0ED@Desktop> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0027_01CABACB.B056DAD0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: Acq6h3r57jc+/ChmRDC7/v4hS373XgAbXKMA X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6001.18049 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01CABACB.B056DAD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Looking at the two sizes of the engine, it takes 1.6 times as much horsepower to develop 1.18 times as much static thrust! Somehow this does not compute for me..I always doubt the performance figures in a sales presentation and when they don't make sense to me...??? Bill B (hoping this generates an educational experience for me :>) ) _____ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mike Wills Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 11:10 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] single rotor A friend of mine flies a powered paraglider (PPG). He attended a flyin last month and saw this: http://www.flycyclone.com/range/category/294cc_Everest/ It's a single rotor liquid cooled rotary and available in several different displacements. Do a little web surfing and you'll find some pretty cool videos of guys flying PPGs powered by this. Mike Wills ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01CABACB.B056DAD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Looking at the two sizes of the engine, it takes 1.6 times as = much horsepower to develop 1.18 times as much static thrust!  Somehow = this does not compute for me….I always doubt the performance figures in a = sales presentation and when they don’t make sense to = me…..???

 

Bill B (hoping this generates an educational experience for = me  :>)  )

 

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mike Wills
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, = 2010 11:10 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] = single rotor

A friend of mine flies a powered paraglider (PPG). = He attended a flyin last month and saw this:

 

 

It's a single rotor liquid cooled rotary and = available in several different displacements. Do a little web surfing and you'll find = some pretty cool videos of guys flying PPGs powered by = this.

 

Mike Wills

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