X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from sj-iport-2.cisco.com ([171.71.176.71] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 986312 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:16:55 -0500 Received-SPF: softfail receiver=logan.com; client-ip=171.71.176.71; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com Received: from sj-core-5.cisco.com ([171.71.177.238]) by sj-iport-2.cisco.com with ESMTP; 15 Feb 2006 12:16:04 -0800 Received: from xbh-rtp-211.amer.cisco.com (xbh-rtp-211.cisco.com [64.102.31.102]) by sj-core-5.cisco.com (8.12.10/8.12.6) with ESMTP id k1FKG0jx000266 for ; Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:16:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from xfe-rtp-202.amer.cisco.com ([64.102.31.21]) by xbh-rtp-211.amer.cisco.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:16:03 -0500 Received: from [64.102.38.131] ([64.102.38.131]) by xfe-rtp-202.amer.cisco.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:16:03 -0500 Message-ID: <43F38C03.6060902@nc.rr.com> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:16:03 -0500 From: Ernest Christley Reply-To: echristley@nc.rr.com User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7-1.4.1 (X11/20050929) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Rotary on a Pitts S-1? References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Feb 2006 20:16:03.0368 (UTC) FILETIME=[A50E6A80:01C6326C] Finn Lassen wrote: > I have the opportunity to buy a Pitts S-1 that is complete except > firewall forward. > > Any thoughts on putting a 13-B NA in such an animal? > > Anybody flown it? How does it compare to an RV? > > Finn I understand that you can catch more trees with multiple wings; other than that, I haven't heard of a rotary in a plane that was designed from ground up for negative G's. Go for it, Finn. -- ,|"|"|, Ernest Christley | ----===<{{(oQo)}}>===---- Dyke Delta Builder | o| d |o www.ernest.isa-geek.org |