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I too have fond memories of George. We all had auto engines planned for
our planes. No one cared what type, just one big happy family. This was
long before he got his plane flying. A small group of us hashed out ideas
on making our own psru's. George and I went the direction of using
transmissions. I designed one where I could mix and match components, no
welding or machining. I completed my design, but abandoned it as too
risky. George went even simpler direction.... with good success. I was
impressed. Unfortunate that I never met him personally. Certainly agree,
a pioneer.
-al wick
Cozy IV powered by Turbo Subaru 3.0R with variable valve lift and cam
timing. Artificial intelligence in cockpit, N9032U 240+ hours from Portland,
Oregon
Glass panel design, Subaru install, Prop construct, Risk assessment info:
http://www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/alwick/index.html
On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:40:33 -0400 John Slade <sladerj@sbcglobal.net>
writes:
George flew his rotary powered Eracer into Lantana for a visit when I was working on my install.
He was kind enough to remove his cowl so I could poke around and take notes. We then drove to my house and he spent an hour or two looking over my installation . What a great guy. I unashamedly copied his sealed plenum approach to cooling a pusher, and others have copied mine. George was one of the early pioneers and will be sorely missed.
John Slade
Turbo Rotary Cozy IV, N96PM
(Cooling courtesy of George Graham)
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-al wick
Cozy IV powered by Turbo Subaru 3.0R with variable valve lift and cam
timing. Artificial intelligence in cockpit, N9032U 240+ hours from Portland,
Oregon
Glass panel design, Subaru install, Prop construct, Risk assessment info:
http://www.maddyhome.com/canardpages/pages/alwick/index.html
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