X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao102.cox.net ([68.230.241.44] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3740653 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:21:24 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.44; envelope-from=alventures@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo03.cox.net ([70.169.32.75]) by fed1rmmtao102.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20090630222045.AJH20976.fed1rmmtao102.cox.net@fed1rmimpo03.cox.net> for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:20:45 -0400 Received: from BigAl ([72.192.133.78]) by fed1rmimpo03.cox.net with bizsmtp id ANLk1c00F1hf1Cg04NLkXZ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:20:44 -0400 X-VR-Score: 0.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=80S2wGXNd-iLXr1GGvoA:9 a=lBogq2AqFajbNbD2WQB9rncE3XMA:4 a=U80MZUAKDhmK74oDLbEA:9 a=KHJEUVds8-KGwFfS6ggA:7 a=xb2IDRvst2o24y3HzKQababTeZwA:4 X-CM-Score: 0.00 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: P-38 Project Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:21:12 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01C9F996.67037420" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6838 Importance: Normal Thread-Index: Acn5vOUfQOHD2WwoQcuaRvTM16T6JAAFhV0g In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C9F996.67037420 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable One last thingabout weird: I am in the process of designing a 60% P-38, = and that dictates very compact power-plants (not that I need to be at all convinced about the rotary engine), and the other thing that will make = it work is to have the interior of the cockpit arranged like a sail plane - recumbent style. I am 67 and may not get there, but it's fun and it = keeps my brain sharp.=20 Thank you, Bernie Bernie; =20 That sounds like a very interesting project. It was the first model I = built when I was a kid - loved it then, and always have. Has anyone done a = scaled down P-38? You'd think with all the takeoffs on the Mustang; somebody = would have done a Lightning.=20 =20 Nothing wrong with being weird and turning an engine on its side. Doing things different just means you need a thorough understanding of what = you're doing. Since this is a project that is somewhat downstream; you'd = probably want to be thinking renesis, or even 16B. Maybe someone has checked the = oil drainback passages in the renesis. Of course a couple of 20Bs would make that thing GO.=20 =20 Best wishes, =20 Al G ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C9F996.67037420 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

One last thingabout weird: = I am in the process of designing a 60% P-38, and that dictates very compact power-plants (not that I need to be at all convinced about the rotary = engine), and the other thing that will make it work is to have the interior of = the cockpit arranged like a sail plane - recumbent style. I am 67 and = may not get there, but it's fun and it keeps my brain sharp.
Thank you, Bernie

Bernie;

That sounds like a very = interesting project. It was the first model I built when I was a kid – loved = it then, and always have. Has anyone done a scaled down P-38? You’d = think with all the takeoffs on the Mustang; somebody would have done a = Lightning.

Nothing wrong with being weird = and turning an engine on its side. Doing things different just means = you need a thorough understanding of what you’re doing. Since this is = a project that is somewhat downstream; you’d probably want to be = thinking renesis, or even 16B. Maybe someone has checked the oil drainback passages = in the renesis. Of course a couple of 20Bs would make that thing GO.

Best wishes,

Al G

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