Return-Path: Received: from imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 573659 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 00:10:50 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.68; envelope-from=sqpilot@bellsouth.net Received: from paul52u7f5qyav ([209.214.44.216]) by imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with SMTP id <20041220051017.CJOK1976.imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net@paul52u7f5qyav> for ; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 00:10:17 -0500 Message-ID: <009001c4e652$307139d0$d82cd6d1@paul52u7f5qyav> From: "Paul" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Short intake & George Graham update Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 23:10:13 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_008D_01C4E61F.E4D55F60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_008D_01C4E61F.E4D55F60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 7:16 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Short intake & George Graham update George Graham, one of the early aviation rotary adopters, isn't on the = list so though I'd pass along his latest. After 200+ hours, his second = Mazda manual transmission (2nd gear) PSRU stripped it's gears and he = dead sticked safely on a road about 10 miles from Leesburg Fl yesterday. = =20 Thanks for passing this along. Sure glad to hear he and the plane are = OK. 20 miles from 5000 ft? Damn!!! Must have had quite a tailwind :-) Rusty Most of the canards have around a 16 to 1 glide ratio. Not too = shabby. Mike Melville used to take his LongEZ out over the Arizona = desert and shut the engine off while catching thermals and playing = sailplane. Of course he always built his plane light and minimally = equipped. Of course a good tailwind never hurts, either. Paul Conner ------=_NextPart_000_008D_01C4E61F.E4D55F60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 = 7:16=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Short = intake=20 & George Graham update

George Graham, one of the early aviation rotary adopters, isn't = on the=20 list so though I'd pass along his latest.  After 200+ hours, his = second=20 Mazda manual transmission (2nd gear) PSRU stripped it's gears and he = dead=20 sticked safely on a road about 10 miles from Leesburg Fl=20 yesterday.   
 
 
Thanks for passing this along.  Sure glad to hear he and = the plane=20 are OK.  20 miles from 5000 ft?  Damn!!!  Must = have had=20 quite a tailwind :-)
 
Rusty
 
 
Most of the = canards have=20 around a 16 to 1 glide ratio.  Not too shabby.  Mike = Melville used=20 to take his LongEZ out over the Arizona desert and shut the engine off = while=20 catching thermals and playing sailplane. Of course he always = built his=20 plane light and minimally equipped.  Of course a good tailwind = never=20 hurts, either.  Paul = Conner
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