X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.9) with ESMTP id 2088545 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:26:27 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.72; envelope-from=rusty@radrotary.com Received: from ibm68aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20070607042541.IJIC5374.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm68aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Thu, 7 Jun 2007 00:25:41 -0400 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm68aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20070607042540.OGDQ7345.ibm68aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Thu, 7 Jun 2007 00:25:40 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Rotary for RANS S--16? Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 23:25:40 -0500 Message-ID: <01e401c7a8bb$e833ad40$6e01a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01E5_01C7A891.FF5DA540" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6822 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Importance: Normal Thread-Index: AceorwbK25Blvt3MRp+Hlb3Mrx6hbQACfZGg In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01E5_01C7A891.FF5DA540 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable And I found Russell Duffy - Rusty, I followed your Slingshot build way = back when, but then lost track of you just as you were starting the RV-8. Hi George, =20 Your name sounded familiar, but I'm so bad with names... I had to look = you up on the Kolb list archives, and now remember you from the signature = "We rent the night". I guess I can run, but I can't hide :-) =20 As for the single rotor, I'm not sure I'd suggest getting your hopes up = on that right now. So far, there's more bad than good about the idea from = what I've seen. It's certainly possible to make an engine that will fly, but = I'm becoming doubtful that it will have any significant advantage over well proven piston engines. What we really need are smaller displacement two rotor engines, but they haven't been available in any significant quantities.=20 =20 Rusty (engaging infrared jamming system) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_01E5_01C7A891.FF5DA540 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

And I found Russell Duffy - Rusty, I followed your = Slingshot=20 build way back when, but then lost track of you just as you were = starting the=20 RV-8.

Hi=20 George,
 
Your = name sounded=20 familiar, but I'm so bad with names...  I had to look you up on the = Kolb=20 list archives, and now remember you from the signature "We rent the=20 night".   I guess I can run, but I can't hide=20 :-)
 
As for = the single rotor,=20 I'm not sure I'd suggest getting your hopes up on that right = now.  So=20 far, there's more bad than good about the idea from what I've=20 seen.  It's certainly possible to make an engine that will = fly, but=20 I'm becoming doubtful that it will have any significant advantage over = well=20 proven piston engines.  What we really need are smaller=20 displacement two rotor engines, but they haven't been available in any=20 significant quantities. 
 
Rusty = (engaging infrared=20 jamming system)  
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