X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost05.isp.att.net ([207.115.11.55] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2550893 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:04:26 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.115.11.55; envelope-from=rusty@radrotary.com Received: from rad (adsl-065-006-194-009.sip.pns.bellsouth.net[65.6.194.9]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc05) with SMTP id <20071201170343H0500d8qpde>; Sat, 1 Dec 2007 17:03:44 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [65.6.194.9] From: "Russell Duffy" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Giving up on single rotor Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 11:02:03 -0600 Message-ID: <000401c8343b$e6397860$6c01a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C83409.9B9F0860" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6822 Importance: Normal Thread-Index: Acgzi4jhUPSHnoyqTVaRJhwukX0hfAArHB8Q In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C83409.9B9F0860 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well, hang in there Rusty, once bitten by the rotary bug its almost = always a life-time infection. =20 =20 You're right about this Ed. I've still got lots of ideas I want to try, = and I'm still scheming ways to use the two rotor engine in an LSA compliant aircraft. The latest thought is an RV-9 limited to 1320 lbs gross... = =20 =20 For now, I might sell the single rotor shafts and balance weights, but = I'm not going to sell the other engine stuff just yet. I need a winter = project, so I'm going to bring the test stand home, and build a nice 160HP two = rotor engine for the stand. Once that's done and tested with the Autoflight drive, I'll have had a couple more months to decide what I want to do. = If I use the engine, fine. If not, it will be easier to sell, and to = transport, since the stand is actually a small trailer :-) =20 =20 Glad to hear the uncertain future only involves your next project - but = I'm scare to ask what it might be.=20 =20 I guarantee it won't be THIS scary: http://www.radrotary.com/peroxide_rotorcraft.wmv (note camera man = running for his life). BTW, I have no idea who any of these people are. =20 =20 Rusty =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C83409.9B9F0860 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Well, hang in there Rusty, once bitten by the = rotary bug=20 its almost always a life-time infection.   
 
You're=20 right about this Ed.  I've still got lots of ideas I want to = try, and=20 I'm still scheming ways to use the two rotor engine in an LSA compliant=20 aircraft.  The latest thought is an RV-9 limited to 1320 lbs=20 gross...      
 
For=20 now, I might sell the single rotor shafts and balance weights, but I'm = not=20 going to sell the other engine stuff just yet.  I need a = winter=20 project, so I'm going to bring the test stand home, and build a = nice 160HP=20 two rotor engine for the stand.  Once that's done and tested with = the=20 Autoflight drive, I'll have had a couple more months to decide what I = want to=20 do.  If I use the engine, fine.  If not, it will be = easier=20 to sell, and to transport, since the stand is actually a small trailer=20 :-)  
 
Glad to hear the uncertain future only involves = your next=20 project - but I'm scare to ask what it might be. 
 
I=20 guarantee it won't be THIS scary:  http://www.radrotary.com/peroxide_rotorcraft.wmv  = (note camera man running for his life).  BTW, I have no idea who = any of=20 these people are. 
 
Rusty
 
 
 
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