X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.100] (HELO ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 988851 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:22:54 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-025-165.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.25.165]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id k1HFM6Vx017646 for ; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:22:09 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <01cc01c633d5$a6681f10$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Rotary on a Pitts S-1? Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:20:13 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Finn, One thing I can tell you. IF you have to make an engine out landing in a Pitts, you are in for a problematic experience. Very high rate of sink without power. Not saying it can not be done, but, I would certainly think twice about that type of installation. Just my 0.02 worth - free of charge {:>) Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Finn Lassen" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 1:55 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Rotary on a Pitts S-1? >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 > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ >