X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 1 [X] Return-Path: Received: from imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with ESMTP id 1672933 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:50:43 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.65; envelope-from=rusty@radrotary.com Received: from ibm62aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20061214012752.PJIC4232.imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm62aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:27:52 -0500 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm62aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20061214012752.OUWK17080.ibm62aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:27:52 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: One Rotor Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:27:46 -0600 Message-ID: <014e01c71f1f$131c7db0$6e01a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_014F_01C71EEC.C8820DB0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_014F_01C71EEC.C8820DB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I believe the side seal surface is cast iron and the cooling is the same i.e. water.=20 =20 Hi George, =20 I had assumed the same things, but I didn't see anywhere that looked = like the two pieces were joined. I was ready to be even more impressed in = his machining skill if he managed to machine those water passages in a one = piece housing :-) =20 I'm starting to get pissed (American, not Australian) at the whole gyrocopter community, and have almost decided to forget about building = one. I'm still unnaturally interested in playing with the single rotor engine though, so I'll continue messing with the one I have, using a test stand rather than an aircraft for now. I just wish I had the ability and equipment to do serious machining. I've got lots of wacky ideas, and enough housings to keep me busy for quite a while. =20 =20 Maybe I can resist building anything else until a perfect LSA aircraft = comes out. An RV-12 might make a dandy single rotor platform :-) =20 Rusty =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_014F_01C71EEC.C8820DB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
I believe the side seal = surface is cast=20 iron and the cooling is the same i.e. water. 
 
Hi George,
 
I had assumed the same things, but I = didn't see=20 anywhere that looked like the two pieces were joined.  I was ready = to be=20 even more impressed in his machining skill if he managed to machine = those water=20 passages in a one piece housing :-)
 
I'm starting to get pissed (American, not = Australian)=20 at the whole gyrocopter community, and have almost decided to forget = about=20 building one.  I'm still unnaturally interested in playing with the = single=20 rotor engine though, so I'll continue messing with the one I have, using = a test=20 stand rather than an aircraft for now.  I just wish I had the = ability and=20 equipment to do serious machining.   I've got lots of = wacky=20 ideas, and enough housings to keep me busy for quite a while. =20
 
Maybe I can resist building anything = else until a=20 perfect LSA aircraft comes out.  An RV-12 might make a dandy single = rotor=20 platform :-)
 
Rusty
 
 
 
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