X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail.theofficenet.com ([65.166.240.5] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with SMTP id 921838 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 01 May 2005 23:29:26 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.166.240.5; envelope-from=jackoford@theofficenet.com Received: (qmail 18328 invoked from network); 2 May 2005 03:14:18 -0000 Received: from dpc691941229.direcpc.com (HELO toshibauser) (69.19.41.229) by mail.theofficenet.com with SMTP; 2 May 2005 03:14:18 -0000 Message-ID: <000c01c54ec7$0696c610$0700a8c0@toshibauser> From: "Jack Ford" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Units of measure - say what? Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 20:28:28 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01C54E8C.559E41B0" 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_0007_01C54E8C.559E41B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It's not simply mental inertia, Al, the costs involved in shifting just = land surveys (for example) would be enormous. There is ambiguity in ANY language. A lot of clever double entender wit = is based on such truck. I really hope you didn't take my little idiotic run at convention to be = a personal affront, I just saw an opening to poke a little fun at sundry = conversion factors. I verified my numbers and units with a fairly = trusted, established, source (Not a primary source: An appendix of an = AISC Steel Construction manual).=20 A milliliter is derived from a measure of distance - the centimeter, and = is independent of temperature. The gram is derived from the mass of one = cubic centimeter of water at a specific temperature (IIRC 2 deg. C), and = is the standard unit of mass in the metric system. I went through the above hogwash, which I know you know, just to = illustrate that the fl. oz. is just as legitimate a unit of volume = measure as the liter. Just has a little more obscure origin, but it's = big enough to see with the naked eye. A ml is much too small, and a liter is much too big to drink at a = setting, warms up too much. There has been no disagreement to my knowledge. What's your schedule for completion and flight testing? Happy anniversary. Jack ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Al Gietzen=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 8:30 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Units of measure - say what? I know Al, But it was LOTS of fun. Jack But as long as we agree that a quart is always 0.94645 liters, and = that a pint is not always a pound, we can get along quite well. Al (maybe I'll go back and lie down now) ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C54E8C.559E41B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
It's not simply mental inertia, Al, the = costs=20 involved in shifting just land surveys (for example) would=20 be enormous.
 
There is ambiguity in ANY language. A = lot of clever=20 double entender wit is based on such truck.
 
I really hope you didn't take my little = idiotic run=20 at convention to be a personal affront, I just saw an opening = to poke a=20 little fun at sundry conversion factors. I verified =  my numbers and units with a fairly trusted,=20 established, source (Not a primary source: An appendix of an AISC = Steel=20 Construction manual).
 
A milliliter is derived from a measure = of distance=20 - the centimeter, and is independent of temperature. The gram is derived = from=20 the mass of one cubic centimeter of water at a specific temperature = (IIRC 2 deg.=20 C), and is the standard unit of mass in the metric system.
 
I went through the above hogwash, which = I=20 know you know, just to illustrate that the fl. oz. is just as=20 legitimate a unit of volume measure as the liter. Just has a little more = obscure=20 origin, but it's big enough to see with the naked eye.
 
A ml is much too small, and a = liter is much=20 too big to drink at a setting, warms up too much.
 
There has been no disagreement to my=20 knowledge.
 
What's your schedule for completion and = flight=20 testing?
 
Happy anniversary.
 
Jack
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Al = Gietzen=20
Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 8:30 = AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Units = of measure=20 - say what?

I=20 know Al,

But it was LOTS of fun.

Jack

 

But as = long as we=20 agree that a quart is always 0.94645 liters, and that a pint is = not=20 always a pound, we can get along quite well.

 

 

Al = (maybe I=92ll go=20 back and lie down = now)

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