Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:52:38 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp.perigee.net ([166.82.201.14] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 828532 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:58:43 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=166.82.201.14; envelope-from=jschroeder@perigee.net Received: from john-study.home_wireless (dsl-208-26-41-152.perigee.net [208.26.41.152]) by smtp.perigee.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j2TEvuuZ019676 for ; Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:57:57 -0500 X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Alternative Engines References: X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:58:11 -0500 From: "John Schroeder" Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=iso-8859-15 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Opera M2/7.54 (Win32, build 3929) Amen to this, Tom. Just ask anyone who produces helicopters for their comments. The gearboxes they have are fairly reliable now, but they have made this progress over many years and huge expenditures of money - mostly by the government & the big helo manufacturers. John > Posted for "Tom Gourley" : > > This is certainly not a scientific or engineering observation, but it > based on articles an accident reports I've read over the last several > years it seems like the PSRU is usually the weak link when using an > engine that > develops the horsepower you'd like at high RPMs.