Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.73] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b3) with ESMTP id 94771 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 28 May 2004 14:46:09 -0400 Received: from rad ([65.6.194.9]) by imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040528184610.HBJM19385.imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Fri, 28 May 2004 14:46:10 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: 50 HP rotary engine? Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 13:46:09 -0500 Message-ID: <023701c444e4$0be89280$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0238_01C444BA.23128A80" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0238_01C444BA.23128A80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable They are related to the Moller Skycar, =20 =20 I'm afraid this tells me everything I need to know about Freedom Motors = :-)=20 =20 At least they are a modern engine and parts availability shouldn't be an issue if the company succeeds.=20 I'm pretty sure the company has already succeeded. They appear to have = made off with huge sums of investor money, with nothing to deliver in the = near future as a product. =20 On the other end of the scale... Back in the early 70's when = over a hundred manufactures built a snowmobile (Harley, Avon, to name a few, = hmmm I wonder if Tupperware got into it?:-), there were a few with rotary = engines in the 35-45hp range. Arctic Cat was probably the most successful of = these. I did a search and found a link to one on e-bay but the link was dead. = It may be fun to play with one of these but you'd better be good at making parts on that mill of yours! Not too sure I'd like to fly behind one. Thanks. I knew there were a number of old versions of the engines out there, but as you say, parts would be a problem. Even if you found = several engines, like those auction engines I pointed out a couple weeks ago, = you'd still end up needing O-rings and such, and would probably never find = them. =20 BTW, I never figured out who made those auction engines, but one batch = of 5 engines sold for $10,900. There were also several batches of 4 engines = that didn't meet the reserve price. =20 Cheers, Rusty (the tourists are here)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0238_01C444BA.23128A80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
  They are related=20 to the Moller Skycar,  
 
I'm afraid = this tells me=20 everything I need to know about Freedom Motors=20 :-) 
 

At least they = are a modern=20 engine and parts availability shouldn't be an issue if the company=20 succeeds. 

I'm pretty = sure the company=20 has already succeeded.  They appear to have made off with huge sums = of=20 investor money, with nothing to deliver in the near future as a=20 product.  

        On the other end of the scale... Back in the early 70's when = over a=20 hundred manufactures built a snowmobile (Harley, Avon, to name a few, = hmmm I=20 wonder if Tupperware got into it?:-), there were a few with rotary = engines in=20 the 35-45hp range. Arctic Cat was probably the most successful of these. = I did a=20 search and found a link to one on e-bay but the link was dead. It may be = fun to=20 play with one of these but you'd better be good at making parts on that = mill of=20 yours! Not too sure I'd like to fly behind one.

 Thanks.  I knew there were a = number of old=20 versions of the engines out there, but as you say, parts would be a=20 problem.  Even if you found several engines, like those auction = engines I=20 pointed out a couple weeks ago, you'd still end up needing O-rings = and=20 such, and would probably never find = them.  

BTW, I never figured out who made those = auction=20 engines, but one batch of 5 engines sold for $10,900.  There = were also=20 several batches of 4 engines that didn't meet the reserve=20 price.  

Cheers,

Rusty (the tourists are=20 here) 

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