X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-d23.mx.aol.com ([205.188.139.137] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 1036767 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 16 Mar 2006 19:16:39 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.139.137; envelope-from=WRJJRS@aol.com Received: from WRJJRS@aol.com by imo-d23.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.3.) id q.2a0.75e9406 (15876) for ; Thu, 16 Mar 2006 19:15:52 -0500 (EST) Received: from mblk-d45 (mblk-d45.mblk.aol.com [205.188.212.229]) by air-id07.mx.aol.com (vx) with ESMTP id MAILINID73-3e044419ffb8b; Thu, 16 Mar 2006 19:15:52 -0500 Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 19:15:49 -0500 Message-Id: <8C8176F1405B0EA-118C-9A9B@mblk-d45.sysops.aol.com> From: wrjjrs@aol.com References: Received: from 66.127.99.234 by mblk-d45.sysops.aol.com (205.188.212.229) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Thu, 16 Mar 2006 19:15:49 -0500 X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI X-MB-Message-Type: User In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: AOL WebMail 15106 Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: installed cost of rotary Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MailBlocks_8C8176F1405B0EA_118C_98AB_mblk-d45.sysops.aol.com" MIME-Version: 1.0 To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net X-AOL-IP: 205.188.212.229 X-Spam-Flag: NO ----------MailBlocks_8C8176F1405B0EA_118C_98AB_mblk-d45.sysops.aol.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Something to remember Group, The rather high cost of the Mistral PSRU does come with the ability to use a standard C/S prop. The drive pad is on the side of the PSRU. Marcotte in Canada also makes a unit that will handle a C/S for several thousand less. Both are candidates for my RV-10 20B. Bill Jepson -----Original Message----- From: Russell Duffy To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:40:28 -0600 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: installed cost of rotary and from what I've read on this list, you seemed to have more dollars to spend on it than cents 8*). Hey, I resemble that comment :-) I thought your numbers would be on the high end of the spectrum. Also true. For the low cost end, I guess we could ask someone else. Where is Finn anyway :-) With the Lycoming your total comes to 25,900 up to the prop. Does your estimated figure for the rotary include the prop? Yes. I included the prop in every figure I gave. If you want to exclude the entire prop from the above figure, make it $24,600, because the FWF kit is only $3k for the fixed pitch version. No reason to count the prop governor if you don't count the prop. I'd like to exclude that, because it varies so wildly and doesn't differ in fuction between the engine types. I included it in my RV-8 numbers because I insist on having a CS prop for this plane. This probably does sway the balance toward the Lycoming a bit, since the primary CS prop for a rotary is the $10k MT electric prop. Prop and governor for the Lyclone is "only" about $7k. BTW, I'm not sure I'm going to let Bob get away with saying that- "It isn't uncommon for the Lycomings to need a top after a few hundred hours.". If the engine is broken in properly, and wasn't a run out pile of junk to begin with (insert favorite Lycoming joke here ), this will not be the case. Cheers, Rusty (front baggage compartment being assembled) ----------MailBlocks_8C8176F1405B0EA_118C_98AB_mblk-d45.sysops.aol.com Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"

Something to remember Group,

The rather high cost of the Mistral PSRU does come with the ability to use a standard C/S prop. The drive pad is on the side of the PSRU. Marcotte in Canada also makes a unit that will handle a C/S for several thousand less. Both are candidates for my RV-10 20B.

Bill Jepson

-----Original Message-----
From: Russell Duffy <russell.duffy@gmail.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:40:28 -0600
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: installed cost of rotary

and from what I've read on this list, you seemed to have more dollars
to spend on it than cents 8*).

Hey, I resemble that comment :-)

I thought your numbers would be on the
high end of the spectrum.

Also true. For the low cost end, I guess we could ask someone else. Where is Finn anyway :-)

With the Lycoming your total comes to 25,900 up to the prop. Does your
estimated figure for the rotary include the prop?

Yes. I included the prop in every figure I gave. If you want to exclude the entire prop from the above figure, make it $24,600, because the FWF kit is only $3k for the fixed pitch version. No reason to count the prop governor if you don't count the prop.

I'd like to exclude
that, because it varies so wildly and doesn't differ in fuction between
the engine types.

I included it in my RV-8 numbers because I insist on having a CS prop for this plane. This probably does sway the balance toward the Lycoming a bit, since the primary CS prop for a rotary is the $10k MT electric prop. Prop and governor for the Lyclone is "only" about $7k.

BTW, I'm not sure I'm going to let Bob get away with saying that- "It isn't uncommon for the Lycomings to need a top after a few hundred hours.". If the engine is broken in properly, and wasn't a run out pile of junk to begin with (insert favorite Lycoming joke here <g>), this will not be the case.

Cheers,

Rusty (front baggage compartment being assembled)

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