X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp102.sbc.mail.ac4.yahoo.com ([76.13.13.241] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with SMTP id 4389585 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:38:49 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.13.13.241; envelope-from=downing.j@sbcglobal.net Received: (qmail 37435 invoked from network); 12 Jul 2010 12:38:11 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=sbcglobal.net; h=Received:X-Yahoo-SMTP:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=g8RrveUKQr+lXFnWjQl9wJ0zlYqguklhWarybRXB8HahGuzKciPXy/LHZfFVpxMgD3EVuzkTBznfIhn0gWw7TJjo2tqKLPOTv3fF4NIXZ9cCiD2j9xhv1EbFAfT0Rb8qNNjQl8mAQLVGF6olz2wWaDL8oV5+b29jg2AsISa0OvM= ; Received: from adsl-99-156-29-6.dsl.klmzmi.sbcglobal.net (downing.j@99.156.29.6 with login) by smtp102.sbc.mail.ac4.yahoo.com with SMTP; 12 Jul 2010 05:38:10 -0700 PDT X-Yahoo-SMTP: 4Ss7WYSswBAR3ULsDHPw5yIFKkoakpn6PCJcwuPp3izwMVSl X-YMail-OSG: yQI0SGkVM1n1EjdQPu4Gd.eFGU4PUVS90u62v999Se_UkGJyr7zLcygMiYOfReL0ApQzuabtqwHyM9TLiLUM9goUmN4.ESO29FPlDUG1he2E2pVmJVIQV52iMLoJ4grReCnkGBG6j0Bix2ocbchNBWadymAtc0RjtFV3LIiOflhe6mPEO15KCwhQAwy9nb3v10rs9ao7RqrRc.ApBII6wxMA49UXWjAVpinouSRVwDFEgMCHD16e2dWB7NE.9clFrpUPlU4A73OJx0Ywtssc6XwBEs6L4S7smU6YpcTDmeB3kSHG4aH7z4c- X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 Message-ID: From: "John" To: "flyrotary" Subject: Flight Test Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:38:15 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0023_01CB219D.925335E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18197 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01CB219D.925335E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The airplane went over and the right wing spar broke, tail post is bent = at top about 3 inches, it takes less than a second and a skid of 60 feet = to be out of the plane. The 80W was burning inside the SS exhaust = shield and on the 40 inches of .016 SS x 11 x 1 inch formed channel that = I had on the bottom of the fuselage over the muffler which I assume kept = the fabric from catching on fire. There is also 1/8" fibrefrax between = the SS and the fabric. The prop and spinner is history. You sure do = love the high wing aircraft to protect the ole bones. The article in the Contact Magazine told about all the problems that one = fellow had to fix and also on a RV builders site with a Sube engine was = an article about the problems of the Marcotte. The input seat was = driven in and bent, then covered with permetex which hardened and was = leaking and had to be replaced. A machinist friend has a buddy who is a = retired gearbox engineer who said that the aluminun housing with = overheated gears would soon expand and let the seal fall out, they are = going to tear down the gearbox to see what it looks like inside. = Selling aircraft parts to be field tested isn't the most intelligent = idea in my mind. Buyer beware. The rotary is one smooth engine, with the exhaust exit from the = Hushpower II behind you and with ear plugs and a noise cancelling = headset it's like the sound and vibration of a sewing machine at 190 = mph. JohnD ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01CB219D.925335E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The airplane went over and the right = wing spar=20 broke, tail post is bent at top about 3 inches, it takes less than a = second and=20 a skid of 60 feet to be out of the plane. The 80W was burning = inside the=20 SS exhaust shield and on the 40 inches of .016 SS x 11 x 1 inch formed = channel=20 that I had on the bottom of the fuselage over the muffler which I assume = kept=20 the fabric from catching on fire. There is also 1/8" fibrefrax = between the=20 SS and the fabric. The prop and spinner is history. You sure = do love=20 the high wing aircraft to protect the ole bones.

The article in the Contact Magazine = told about all=20 the problems that one fellow had to fix and also on a RV builders site = with a=20 Sube engine was an article about the problems of the Marcotte. The = input=20 seat was driven in and bent, then covered with permetex which hardened = and was=20 leaking and had to be replaced. A machinist friend has a buddy who = is a=20 retired gearbox engineer who said that the aluminun housing with = overheated=20 gears would soon expand and let the seal fall out, they are going to = tear down=20 the gearbox to see what it looks like inside. Selling = aircraft parts=20 to be field tested isn't the most intelligent idea in my mind. = Buyer=20 beware.

The rotary is one smooth engine, with = the exhaust=20 exit from the Hushpower II behind you and with ear plugs and a noise = cancelling=20 headset it's like the sound and vibration of a sewing machine at 190 = mph. =20 JohnD

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