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X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 981551 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 01 Jun 2005 22:20:50 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.67; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm60aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050602022004.VMDL5762.imf19aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm60aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Wed, 1 Jun 2005 22:20:04 -0400 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm60aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050602022003.EINV7767.ibm60aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Wed, 1 Jun 2005 22:20:03 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: p-port Renesis was Re: 213 mph 75% cruise (was: RX-8 6 port Intake - Like, complicated....) Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 21:20:04 -0500 Message-ID: <01b001c56719$96c71540$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01B1_01C566EF.ADF10D40" 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_01B1_01C566EF.ADF10D40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit if the power to weight ratio is not getting him, nothing will. I hope I can give him the chance to test the p-port throttle response himself, it is better than anyone (even Rusty) needs on an airplane. (I hope I have not turned you off Rusty). Hell no Richard. Just good clean fun here. I've said many times before that I hope to see the p-port work out, and I'm watching you boys with interest. As for power, put your prop rpm where you keyboard it pal :-) I have it from a pretty reliable source that your PP isn't going to beat an REW based single rotor at 7500 rpm. As for weight, I plan to lose weight the old fashion way, by paying for it. As soon as someone comes out with aluminum housings, I'll be down to the same weight as you are, or very close to it. When you're not a master machinist, that's the best option I'm afraid. The biggest penalty I see now is using the RD-1C drive, but that can be lightened if I get obsessive. I chose the Kolb SlingShot as a test bed, because it can cope with the weight that I'll have initially. Cheers, Rusty ------=_NextPart_000_01B1_01C566EF.ADF10D40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

if the power to weight ratio is not = getting him,=20 nothing will. I hope I can give him the chance to test the p-port = throttle=20 response himself, it is better than anyone (even Rusty) needs on an = airplane. (I=20 hope I have not turned you off Rusty).

Hell no=20 Richard. Just good clean fun here. I've said many times = before that=20 I hope to see the p-port work out, and I'm watching you boys with=20 interest.

As for power,=20 put your prop rpm where you keyboard it pal :-) I have it from a = pretty=20 reliable source that your PP isn't going to beat an REW based = single rotor=20 at 7500 rpm. As for weight, I plan to lose weight the old fashion = way, by=20 paying for it. As soon as someone comes out with aluminum = housings, I'll=20 be down to the same weight as you are, or very close to it. When = you're=20 not a master machinist, that's the best option I'm afraid. The = biggest=20 penalty I see now is using the RD-1C drive, but that can be lightened if = I get=20 obsessive. I chose the Kolb SlingShot as a test bed, because it = can cope=20 with the weight that I'll have = initially.

Cheers,

Rusty

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