X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.123] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c3j) with ESMTP id 4948361 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:45:57 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.123; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Return-Path: X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=P3jUDDdeqpBBm/3JeEq6gFcelNgsCScLnxVU8yDLUoQ= c=1 sm=0 a=JZW9n2cY5CwA:10 a=rPkcCx1H5rrOSfN0dPC7kw==:17 a=wu5tifFQiqzjPaONRLEA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=5kgCHx-JAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=f-gaMaZszEaLH6YL4IYA:9 a=p4BkvVn8RPXBqA--gZcA:7 a=BPCOYmGL8QAA:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=rPkcCx1H5rrOSfN0dPC7kw==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 174.110.167.5 Received: from [174.110.167.5] ([174.110.167.5:57940] helo=EdPC) by cdptpa-oedge02.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id 3C/E4-05743-3EFF9AD4; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:45:24 +0000 Message-ID: <79DD8C63AD2045D198FDEDFFF48E8A14@EdPC> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Mistral Intake Documentation? Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:45:12 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0011_01CBFC55.A7740790" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8117.416 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8117.416 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01CBFC55.A7740790 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yes, I remember years ago talking to Ray Richardson of PowerSport and = suggesting he could sell a ton of his PP rotor housings, gear boxes and = other parts to the experimental community. He declined (for whatever = his reasons) and I think ended up selling perhaps 7 installations over = about 7 years. I guess they think we in the poor boy experimental = community might appropriate their design and run with it. Or perhaps = they wanted to try and put distance between their product and = "experimental" I recall when Mystral was first getting started, they were at Sun & Fun = in the engine tent where there was really a good exchange of ideas - = but, then I guess they figured the learned all the could from that arena = and soon stopped showing up. Too bad, I saw Steve's in his Archer at Sun & Fun and it was a sweet = looking set up. Ed From: Thomas Mann=20 Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 4:16 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mistral Intake Documentation? I talked with Mistral about two years ago and they said they had stopped = selling parts. They claimed that the new intakes would not work on a = standard 20B. I think it was more about not wanting to deal with =E2=80=98the little = guy.=E2=80=99=20 I don=E2=80=99t really expect anything to ever come out of Mistral at = this point. Perhaps the company will go into bankruptcy and can then be = picked up by a serious developer (on the cheap.) I think they have a quality product .... it=E2=80=99s just the time to = market issue. Even Lycoming has an =E2=80=9CExperimental=E2=80=9D version of their = engine. ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01CBFC55.A7740790 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yes, I remember years ago talking to Ray = Richardson of=20 PowerSport and suggesting he could sell a ton of his PP rotor housings, = gear=20 boxes and other parts to the experimental community.  He declined = (for=20 whatever his reasons) and I think ended up selling perhaps 7 = installations over=20 about 7 years.  I guess they think we in the poor boy experimental=20 community might appropriate their design and run with it.  Or = perhaps they=20 wanted to try and put distance between their product and=20 "experimental"
 
I recall when Mystral was first getting started, = they were=20 at Sun & Fun in the engine tent where there was really a good = exchange of=20 ideas - but, then I guess they figured the learned all the could from = that arena=20 and soon stopped showing up.
 
Too bad, I saw Steve's in his Archer at Sun = & Fun and=20 it was a sweet looking set up.
 
Ed

Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 4:16 PM
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mistral Intake=20 Documentation?

I talked with Mistral about two years ago and they said they had = stopped=20 selling parts. They claimed that the new intakes would not work on a = standard=20 20B.
 
I think it was more about not wanting to deal with =E2=80=98the = little guy.=E2=80=99
I don=E2=80=99t really expect anything to ever come out of Mistral = at this point.=20 Perhaps the company will go into bankruptcy and can then be picked up by = a=20 serious developer (on the cheap.)
I think they have a quality product .... it=E2=80=99s just the time = to market=20 issue.
 
Even Lycoming has an =E2=80=9CExperimental=E2=80=9D version of = their=20 engine.
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