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Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 791526 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:59:31 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.70; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050313185847.PUQU2068.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:58:47 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: peripheral ports Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:56:46 -0600 Message-ID: <00fc01c527fe$67c53100$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00FD_01C527CC.1D2AC100" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00FD_01C527CC.1D2AC100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks, Richard....I may just order the Racing Beat lightweight aluminum housings. They are available unported, stock ported or street ported, = etc. Paul Conner=20 =20 Good luck. The rear and intermediate housings have been available for = quite some time, but the front housing has been "almost ready" for a couple = years now. The last time I talked to them was January, and I got the same = story. =20 BTW, when you call them, ask how they feel about peripheral ports in aircraft use, and you may forget the whole thing. Using the PP for = aircraft can certainly be done, but there's no slam dunk recipe for it at the = moment, unless you want to buy a Powerports engine. At the moment, there are = some good projects going on, but until they get to the point of flying, and providing real world data, it's far from a sure thing. =20 =20 There's also considerable doubt whether a good PP engine can actually = out produce a good side port (ported REW housings) engine in the rpm's we're running. I'd be willing to bet that the side port will be more = civilized across the rpm range too. =20 =20 Don't take this wrong. I desperately want to see some of these project = get completed, and I hope it's a great as they think it will be. Just can't = say for sure until it actually happens. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty=20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_00FD_01C527CC.1D2AC100 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Thanks, Richard....I may just = order the=20 Racing Beat lightweight aluminum housings. They are available unported, = stock=20 ported or street ported, etc. Paul Conner

Good luck. The rear and intermediate = housings have=20 been available for quite some time, but the front = housing has=20 been "almost ready" for a couple years now. The last time I = talked to=20 them was January, and I got the same=20 story.

BTW, when you call them, ask how they feel = about peripheral ports in aircraft use, and you may forget the = whole=20 thing. Using the PP for aircraft can certainly be done, but = there's=20 no slam dunk recipe for it at the moment, unless you want to buy=20 a Powerports engine. At the moment, there are some good = projects=20 going on, but until they get to the point of flying, and providing real = world=20 data, it's far from a sure thing. =

There's also considerable doubt whether a = good PP=20 engine can actually out produce a good side port (ported REW housings) = engine in=20 the rpm's we're running. I'd be willing to bet that the side port = will be=20 more civilized across the rpm range=20 too.

Don't take this wrong. I desperately = want to see=20 some of these project get completed, and I hope it's a great as they = think it=20 will be. Just can't say for sure until it actually happens. =20

Cheers,

Rusty

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