X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-fx0-f52.google.com ([209.85.161.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c3j) with ESMTPS id 4948512 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:14:53 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.161.52; envelope-from=david.staten@gmail.com Received: by fxm6 with SMTP id 6so2431030fxm.25 for ; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:14:17 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=e2MAjj3CG2tlzfumMvj/8CJLSqVOU9yX5oztQgF90cg=; b=l4VUTmDmYORRrPV2xKuIHzEGTv5i3ylVe/EOQ47LLQvBQXhIVB4rIS9fmXN/bUC8b+ FGdwyMr3gK88a1DGtlP9/pIDHUH9LZJJc8o61PChIvDgrbLpwXzj4KSaD9n0iaZyVbsj oVw4dbcYSpqpomZ63AJlV/i4qzYh/7MZ9z0bQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=VOFwDpaQ0OW6qGAvZQcjNwFkvKsOHFwk3Vccyr6qUTULRh1pL5s2VsP7AGErmJYgvv MaBTSeHVMNpmZA33Byuu1F1zzvnB02aL93v0O42zYz7iklNgcH/MZQXK2Gs9Vb9Ap8+i nANW8Hezs/xdHXdHyq3BKpHhUD1DnFaL4i3NE= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.6.11 with SMTP id 11mr3539422fax.98.1303002857764; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:14:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.223.114.196 with HTTP; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:14:17 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:14:17 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Mistral Intake Documentation? From: David Staten To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=00151747849e7a76aa04a112fec4 --00151747849e7a76aa04a112fec4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable When Chris and I bought our 2 rotor intake from Mistral there was NO documentation provided whatsoever. Made one request, but it sounded like a brush off (politely, but, they said they didn't have a document of that sort) Dave On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Ed Anderson wro= te: > 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 migh= t > 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 i= n > the engine tent where there was really a good exchange of ideas - but, th= en > 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 > *Sent:* Saturday, April 16, 2011 4:16 PM > *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft > *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 =91the little guy.=92 > I don=92t really expect anything to ever come out of Mistral at this poin= t. > 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=92s just the time to market > issue. > > Even Lycoming has an =93Experimental=94 version of their engine. > --00151747849e7a76aa04a112fec4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable When Chris and I bought our 2 rotor intake from Mistral there was NO docume= ntation provided whatsoever. Made one request, but it sounded like a brush = off (politely, but, they said they didn't have a document of that sort)=


Dave=A0


On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolin= a.rr.com> wrote:
Yes, I remember years ago talking to Ray Richards= on of=20 PowerSport and suggesting he could sell a ton of his PP rotor housings, gea= r=20 boxes and other parts to the experimental community.=A0 He declined (for=20 whatever his reasons) and I think ended up selling perhaps 7 installations = over=20 about 7 years.=A0 I guess they think we in the poor boy experimental=20 community might appropriate their design and run with it.=A0 Or perhaps the= y=20 wanted to try and put distance between their product and=20 "experimental"
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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.
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Too bad, I saw Steve's in his Archer at Sun &= amp; Fun and=20 it was a sweet looking set up.
=A0
Ed

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

I talked with Mistral about two years ago and they said they had stopp= ed=20 selling parts. They claimed that the new intakes would not work on a standa= rd=20 20B.
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I think it was more about not wanting to deal with =91the little guy.= =92
I don=92t really expect anything to ever come out of Mistral at this p= oint.=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=92s just the time to marke= t=20 issue.
=A0
Even Lycoming has an =93Experimental=94 version of their=20 engine.

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