X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from wproxy.gmail.com ([64.233.184.239] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1063110 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 09 Apr 2006 10:26:54 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.233.184.239; envelope-from=russell.duffy@gmail.com Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 50so710129wri for ; Sun, 09 Apr 2006 07:26:10 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:from:to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type:x-priority:x-msmail-priority:x-mailer:importance:in-reply-to:x-mimeole; b=jSOsGxhezbDyUKuZooIETzTfpxSUdLibCMOFHF6dNfQrpGn0tBiayXyBSPGecwI172SvGyBVMwRXsm6iLyOsGOoB3Xo9+Uk0UguJnPmCdRFqB/BWVOrcHzgZWQU4BywikBOQxS1RGJSCnAhYMzMHgc1tnrrd7w3U998rFZ2ituI= Received: by 10.54.143.11 with SMTP id q11mr1574004wrd; Sun, 09 Apr 2006 07:26:10 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from rd ( [65.6.194.9]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id 39sm633905wrl.2006.04.09.07.26.09; Sun, 09 Apr 2006 07:26:09 -0700 (PDT) From: "Russell Duffy" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] State-of-the-art airplane battery Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 09:26:09 -0500 Message-ID: <000001c65be1$8c28ef60$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C65BB7.A352E760" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2670 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C65BB7.A352E760 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Let me know if you think you would be interested in such a = high-tech battery at this cost. =20 Hi Bill, =20 The numbers are real impressive, right up until you get to the price :-) = =20 =20 As for the uses, I would think it would be better for the Lycoming crowd than the alternate engine folks, mostly due to the small capacity of the battery. I would never consider something that small for main battery = on a rotary engine, unless you had two of them (very expensive), or another alternator (heavy and complicated). It would, however make a dandy = backup battery. =20 On the other hand, my RV-8 NEEDS a light battery like that, and capacity isn't an issue, since I don't need electricity to run the engine. It it = was available right now (tested, proven, etc), I'd consider it. More = likely, it will be something I'll have to consider if the Odyssey makes the = plane a bit more nose heavy than I want it. =20 =20 BTW, I was also amused by the RV list comments. What do you know about getting lots of current out of a battery :-) =20 Cheers, Rusty (fitting canopy, hanging engine this week) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C65BB7.A352E760 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

        Let me know = if you=20 think you would be interested in such a high-tech
battery at this=20 cost.

 
Hi=20 Bill,
 
The = numbers are real=20 impressive, right up until you get to the price :-)  =20
 
As for = the uses, I would=20 think it would be better for the Lycoming crowd than the alternate = engine folks,=20 mostly due to the small capacity of the battery.   I would = never=20 consider something that small for main battery on a rotary engine, = unless=20 you had two of them (very expensive), or another alternator (heavy and=20 complicated).   It would, however make a dandy backup=20 battery.
 
On the = other hand, my=20 RV-8 NEEDS a light battery like that, and capacity isn't an issue, = since I=20 don't need electricity to run the engine.  It it was available = right now=20 (tested, proven, etc), I'd consider it.   More likely, it = will be=20 something I'll have to consider if the Odyssey makes the plane = a bit=20 more nose heavy than I want it.  
 
BTW, I = was=20 also amused by the RV list comments.  What do you know about = getting=20 lots of current out of a battery :-)
 
Cheers,
Rusty = (fitting canopy,=20 hanging engine this week)     



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