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1. 04:13 AM - Re: 2SI bows out, another victim of our legal system (Dave Rains)
2. 05:40 AM - Re: Firestar gross wt (Thom Riddle)
3. 09:18 AM - Trailer for Firestar (Gray, Mark)
4. 10:39 AM - Re: 912 Convert (Eugene Zimmerman)
5. 11:11 AM - engines, debate over which is better (Jim Gerken)
6. 12:09 PM - Re: engines, debate over which is better (John Hauck)
7. 01:41 PM - Re: engines, debate over which is better (Jack & Louise Hart)
8. 01:49 PM - Re: Firestar gross wt (SR3SA2L1@aol.com)
9. 02:56 PM - Re: Trailer for Firestar (owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com)
10. 02:57 PM - Re: Trailer for Firestar (owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com)
11. 04:56 PM - enclosure (ron wehba)
12. 05:16 PM - Re: 2SI bows out (CaptainRon)
13. 05:50 PM - Ultra Star landing gear (Dale Sellers)
14. 06:02 PM - 2Si (Lawrence M. Rice)
15. 06:43 PM - Re: 2Si (Olenik Aviation)
16. 07:33 PM - hirth (woody)
17. 07:35 PM - Re: engines, debate over which is better (Richard Pike)
18. 07:57 PM - Re: Show and Tell (CRAIG M NELSON)
19. 08:05 PM - Re: 2Si (Robert Laird)
20. 08:52 PM - 912 FOR SALE (William Herren)
21. 08:55 PM - Re: Show and Tell (John Hauck)
22. 09:02 PM - Re: enclosure (John Hauck)
23. 09:07 PM - Rotax and Aircraft Engines (John Hauck)
24. 09:10 PM - Re: Ultra Star landing gear (John Hauck)
25. 09:29 PM - Re: Rotax and Aircraft Engines (Robert Laird)
26. 09:30 PM - Re: Ultra Star landing gear (Robert Laird)
27. 09:59 PM - Re: Rotax and Aircraft Engines (John Hauck)
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| Subject: | 2SI bows out, another victim of our legal system |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: Dave Rains <rr@htg.net>
Sure would like to see a looser pays system. Would sure make an attorney
think twice before filing a frivolous suite. And don't get started about
how poor people won't get justice, being poor does, (and should) have some
disadvantages, but attorneys will still take cases of clear merit. One
more thing, I think attorneys who are working within the criminal justice
system are decent honorable people, it's the bottom feeders (have you been
injured? call....) that screw things up. Off my soapbox
Dave Rains
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Every once in a while I read something on this list and I just feel
compelled to respond. It might be the subtlety of your analysis, it might
be your
obvious grasp of the complexity of the economic and legal issues
surrounding
experimental aviation and how they are intertwined. Or maybe its your
penetrating insight into Japanese tort law.
But a little background first . . . and I'll summarize . . . I'm a
lawyer and I represented Kolb Aircraft for many years. If it wasn't for me
you'd
be flying a Kitfox.
I can see that you are obviously torn up about 2SI's decision to leave
the aviation market. But have no fear, the country needs folks like you to
use
your good ol' common sense to straighten things out. And the helpful and
well considered attitude you display suggests you might be just the sort of
guy
your local courthouse and stand on the front steps. When you see a guy
with a
tie on (could be a lawyer or a judge) tell him you have THE ANSWERS and can
solve this aviation lawsuit problem. Like this guy with the 2SI suit for
example. Its simple. Just throw the greedy bastard out on his butt.
Naturally, the
judges, who as a group are a very hard working and smart bunch of guys,
will
be enormously grateful for your help. In fact, you might want to do a
little
something to make yourself stand out from the early morning crowd at the
courthouse, I dunno, a big pointed hat maybe, just so they see you.
Alot of us in the aviation defense bar are getting tired. You know
how
it is, endlessly watching our clients getting slapped upside the head by
greedy plaintiffs who got a hangnail or lost their self esteem because of
some
alleged defect in the product. So you have come along at just the right
time. I
need a break. In fact, the Lawyer Pilots Bar Association is meeting in
Tucson
this winter, maybe you'd like to give a little speech to the group. Just
one
thing, we make speakers wear, uh, really, really big red shoes.
So I'm just gonna put my feet up on my desk and take it easy for a
bit,
now that you have made my job so much easier, then I'll get back to work on
installing that 912 in my Mark III. Thanks again for all the help.
Mark R. Sellers
Kolb Twinstar Mark III, N496BM
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| Subject: | Re: Firestar gross wt |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Thom Riddle" <jtriddle@adelphia.net>
My early FS 377 w/ BRS weighs 318 lbs. empty with full enclosure, aux. 5 gal tank,
and who knows how many years of accumulation of dirt etc. My winter flying
weight is 205#, so with full tanks (10 gal) my Take-Off Wt. is 583 lbs. With
5 gallons it is 553 lbs. I have not been flying it very long, about 25 hours but
have not broken it yet. I've had one hard landing while catching a nasty down
draft on short final which resulted in a high bounce, recovery and smooth landing.
No signs of damage at all.
Thom in Buffalo
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| Subject: | Trailer for Firestar |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Gray, Mark" <Mark.Gray@Takata.com>
Does anyone have a design or know of one for an enclosed trailer that
will fit the Firestar. I am likely losing my runway and the only option,
until I can find a new home, is to trailer to a friendly field and
unfold for each flight.
Thank
Mark
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: Eugene Zimmerman <eugenezimmerman@dejazzd.com>
Richard Pike wrote:
>
> --> Kolb-List message posted by: Richard Pike <rwpike@charter.net>
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> I know a stranger thing than that:
> I got that snug, firm, secure feeling -and incredibly more- when got I
> converted from hippie heathen to trusting my Jewish Carpenter Boss for
> salvation 30 years ago.
> Compared to that, any conversion on my MKIII is trivial.
>
> Richard Pike
> MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
>
Preach it brother! You may even convert a lawyer someday.
Amen?
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| Subject: | engines, debate over which is better |
11/20/2003 01:11:37 PM
--> Kolb-List message posted by: Jim Gerken <gerken@us.ibm.com>
I am sure glad you guys are all in love with the engine you chose. Just
think how much BMW engines would cost if you all wanted one. Competition
is a good thing. Too bad there is little economic reward for the pioneers.
Jim
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| Subject: | Re: engines, debate over which is better |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: John Hauck <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
> I am sure glad you guys are all in love with the engine you chose. Just
> think how much BMW engines would cost if you all wanted one. Competition
> is a good thing. Too bad there is little economic reward for the pioneers.
>
>
> Jim
Jim/All:
Thanks!
I for one am. Makes life and flying much more enjoyable.
If you are in it for the money, you are in it for the wrong
thing. That takes the fun out of it.
john h
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| Subject: | Re: engines, debate over which is better |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: Jack & Louise Hart <jbhart@ldd.net>
At 01:11 PM 11/20/03 -0600, you wrote:
>--> Kolb-List message posted by: Jim Gerken <gerken@us.ibm.com>
>
>I am sure glad you guys are all in love with the engine you chose.
Jim,
I believe most are a little more practical about such a choice. Things like size,
weight and cost all figure into it. If someone would come out with a 30 to
40 hp four cycle engine that weighed dry and dressed around 75 pounds and priced
around two to three thousand dollars, I am sure some of them would show up
on FireFlys and Firestars. But until that happens, we are stuck with which
brand of two cycle engine to purchase that best fits our needs and our pocket
book. Maybe Rad-Cam will leave four cylinders off and sell a 30 hp two cycle
engine, or perhaps remove only two and sell a 45 hp engine.
Jack B. Hart FF004
Jackson, MO
Jack & Louise Hart
jbhart@ldd.net
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| Subject: | Re: Firestar gross wt |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: SR3SA2L1@aol.com
Thanks Thom.
Steve
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| Subject: | Trailer for Firestar |
--> Kolb-List message posted by:
Dear Mark
Look to my webpage, you can find a drawing for my Kolb-Tvinstar trailer
there. I can send you more information if you need
Bestu kvejur/Best regards
hjalmar
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Hjlmar Jhannesson
Urarteig 6
740 Neskaupsta
URL: http://hjalmar.ismennt.is
Email: hjalm@ismennt.is
MobTel: (354) 895 11 70
Tel: (354) 477 11 70
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From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Gray, Mark
Subject: Kolb-List: Trailer for Firestar
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Gray, Mark" <Mark.Gray@Takata.com>
Does anyone have a design or know of one for an enclosed trailer that
will fit the Firestar. I am likely losing my runway and the only option,
until I can find a new home, is to trailer to a friendly field and
unfold for each flight.
Thank
Mark
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| Subject: | Trailer for Firestar |
--> Kolb-List message posted by:
Dear Mark
Im sorry, forgot to send my webside
http://hjalmar.ismennt.is/Vagn.htm
Bestu kvejur/Best regards
hjalmar
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Hjlmar Jhannesson
Urarteig 6
740 Neskaupsta
URL: http://hjalmar.ismennt.is
Email: hjalm@ismennt.is
MobTel: (354) 895 11 70
Tel: (354) 477 11 70
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From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Gray, Mark
Subject: Kolb-List: Trailer for Firestar
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Gray, Mark" <Mark.Gray@Takata.com>
Does anyone have a design or know of one for an enclosed trailer that
will fit the Firestar. I am likely losing my runway and the only option,
until I can find a new home, is to trailer to a friendly field and
unfold for each flight.
Thank
Mark
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "ron wehba" <rwehba@wtxs.net>
anyone built or know of a winter enclosure on a ultrastar?,,,yea its old (1985)
but i love it!!
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| Subject: | Re: 2SI bows out |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: CaptainRon <aerialron@yahoo.com>
Good lead, It has been book marked.
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--- Kirk Smith <snuffy@usol.com> wrote:
> --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Kirk Smith"
> <snuffy@usol.com>
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>
> ----- > However 70hp at D.A of around 7800-9000 in
> the warmer
> > season knocked them out of contention.
>
> Ron,
> Might want to look into the MZ engine.
> http://www.compactradialengines.com/
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| Subject: | Ultra Star landing gear |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Dale Sellers" <dsel1@bellsouth.net>
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wanted, desperately, one set of original landing gear legs for an Ultra Star.
I wiped mine out this afternoon. Can anyone help me?
Dale Sellers
Georgia
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Lawrence M. Rice" <tailwind5@juno.com>
This is a real disappointment, as I was looking to buy a 2Si for my Micro
Mong. If we get to the point that nothing is made here, it's a financial
disaster for the USA. We can all balme lawyers when we hear of silly
lawsuits, but it takes somebody who wants to get a bunch of money they
know they didn't deserve hiring a lawyer to make it happen. The basidc
problem is greed. Greed causes ridiculous and manipulative lawsuits. It
causes a lot of other problems, too.
I did notice on 2Si's website that they still list all the same products
they always sold, they just don't talk about airplanes........
Peace,
Larry the MicroMong guy
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Olenik Aviation" <olenik-aviation@buyitsellitfixit.com>
Larry,
Ironically, it was a Micro Mong that the guy was flying when he
crashed.....you can read about that particular plane in Experimenter
Magazine from February of 2001..... it mentions in the article that he had
to make several modifications to the engine and EXHAUST SYSTEM to make the
engine fit nicely on that airplane because it was not the recommended engine
for that plane...... we all know how exhaust mods can cause piston
failures...right???
Tom Olenik
Olenik Aviation - Supplying the lighter side of sport aviation.
Level III Repair Station for Rotax Aircraft Engines
Dealer for Summit Powered Parachutes
http://www.buyitsellitfixit.com
Toll Free: 877-AIR-MOTORS
Buy from a dealer who can support what they sell......
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Lawrence M.
Rice
Subject: Kolb-List: 2Si
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Lawrence M. Rice" <tailwind5@juno.com>
This is a real disappointment, as I was looking to buy a 2Si for my Micro
Mong. If we get to the point that nothing is made here, it's a financial
disaster for the USA. We can all balme lawyers when we hear of silly
lawsuits, but it takes somebody who wants to get a bunch of money they
know they didn't deserve hiring a lawyer to make it happen. The basidc
problem is greed. Greed causes ridiculous and manipulative lawsuits. It
causes a lot of other problems, too.
I did notice on 2Si's website that they still list all the same products
they always sold, they just don't talk about airplanes........
Peace,
Larry the MicroMong guy
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "woody" <duesouth@govital.net>
Hey Ron
What happened to the F 30 you were thinking of buying? Sounded like a great
deal
aerialron@yahoo.com>
>
> Well i was inclined to buy the Simonini anyway. and
> now it looks like a virtual certainty.
>
> do not archive.
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| Subject: | Re: engines, debate over which is better |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: Richard Pike <rwpike@charter.net>
There is currently a Rotax 906 on ebay with exactly those specs.
Go for it.
Richard Pike
MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
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At 03:31 PM 11/20/03 -0600, you wrote:
>--> Kolb-List message posted by: Jack & Louise Hart <jbhart@ldd.net>
>
>Jim,
>
<snip>
> If someone would come out with a 30 to 40 hp four cycle engine that
> weighed dry and dressed around 75 pounds and priced around two to three
> thousand dollars, I am sure some of them would show up on FireFlys and
> Firestars.
<snip>
>Jack B. Hart FF004
>Jackson, MO
>
>
>Jack & Louise Hart
>jbhart@ldd.net
>
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| Subject: | Re: Show and Tell |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "CRAIG M NELSON" <vitalfx0@msn.com>
----- Original Message -----
From: John Hauck
Subject: Kolb-List: Show and Tell
--> Kolb-List message posted by: John Hauck <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
Hi Gang:
The mail man came riding up this morning on the Titus Post
Office Mail Mule.
John; Thanks for the share!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! makes me know I made the right decision
to go with a Kolb. the shots with tie huge mountains and ominous weather----wow!!!!
the picture over the water sends chills up my spine!! and I really
like the mug shot!!
Thanks again
Uncle Craig MKIII912uls
Arizona
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: Robert Laird <rlaird@cavediver.com>
At 06:31 PM 11/20/2003, you wrote:
>I did notice on 2Si's website that they still list all the same products
>they always sold, they just don't talk about airplanes........
I think that's there way around all the liability issues... Even Rotax
says their engines are not for use in an aircraft. Sounds to me like you
can still buy the engine, but it has to be for your, ahem, go-cart!
-- R
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "William Herren" <wmdherren@hotmail.com>
Roger & Mary <rkmk@erols.com> wrote:--> Zenith-List message posted by:
"Roger &
Mary"
I am parting out my 601HDS due to medical / family issues.
The following items are for sale:
1) Rotax 912 UL, 80HP, S/N 4403275, 50HR Total Time
ZAC supplied muffler, oil tank and oil cooler $7,500.00
2) Airplast PV 50 Prop and spinner, 66", black, 4 Hours Total Time
$2,000.00
3) Warp Drive Prop and spinner, 68", with nickel leading edge
tapered blades, 46 HR Total Time $450.00
4) King KY97A Comm, with CI-401-31KC Comm Antenna $750.00
5) King KT-76A Transponder $800.00
6) Ameri-King AK-350 Altitude Encoder $100.00
7) Ameri-King AK-450 ELT W/aircraft antenna $125.00
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The props are likely tractor applications.
Is there a gadget-lover on your gift list? MSN Shopping has lined up some
good bets! http://shopping.msn.com
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| Subject: | Re: Show and Tell |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: John Hauck <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
John; Thanks for the
> share!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! makes me know I made the right
> decision to go with a Kolb. the shots with tie huge
> mountains and ominous weather----wow!!!! the picture over
> the water sends chills up my spine!! and I really like
> the mug shot!! Thanks again Uncle Craig MKIII912uls
Thank you Craig:
The little Kolb will take you almost anywhere you want to
go, with a good engine (two or four stroke) properly
maintained and an adventurous soul at the controls.
For some of you all on the Kolb List that did not know, my
first flight to around the US and up to Alaska was to be
done with Miss P'fer and the 582. Unfortunately, or
fortunately, the 582 seized at a little over 200 hours.
That brought about everyone else wanting me to do the flight
with the 912. Course no one had any money to help me, and I
didn't have any either. But we found a way to do it and the
flight was a great success, even though we missed our turn
around point (Pt Barrow) by 205 miles. That gave me an
opportunity to make two more attempts before I finally go it
right and took the picture over the water north of Point
Barrow, Alaska.
Appreciate the good comments. Was getting weary with the
other kind. :-)
When I departed Anaktuvuk Pass for Galbraith Lake, about 65
miles east on the north side of the Brooks Range, over the
North Slope, I really got myself into some nasty weather,
the weather you see sitting on the north east of Anaktuvuk.
No one would believe where and in what conditions my
little airplane has carried me over the years. Sometimes
the hair raises on my arms when I go back and relive some of
those adventures. Funny thing though. When a long flight
is completed, I am ready to get up and go again in a couple
weeks. Can not wait until 1 July 2004, for our flight back
to Alaska.
Please pardon my long post.
john h
PS: I have lots of pictures I would like to share, but
sometimes time runs out before I get around to digging them
out, scanning, and uploading to the index page. That kind
of work for me is really time intensive. Right now, that is
what I have the least of.
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: John Hauck <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
ron wehba wrote:
anyone built or know of a winter
> enclosure on a ultrastar?,,,yea its old (1985) but i love
> it!!
Ron/All:
Personally, I think an enclosure would ruin what the
Ultrastar is all about, wide open, light weight, and a super
flying little airplane.
For winter flying in my Ultrastar I bought a snowmobile
suit, some elk skin mittens that came almost to my elbows,
and some kind of kinky foam and nylon snow boots they were
selling back in 1984. I also had a balaclava that covered
everything on my head but my eyeballs, and a full face BMW
helmet with swing up front so I could wear it with my
glasses. Did a pretty good job of keeping me from freezing
for a little while. On the ground I could also raise the
front of the BMW helmet and spit my Beechnut if I forgot to
before I got ready to fly. :-)
Would have been nice to have the Chilly Vest to keep me warm
back then. I believe the Cuyuna alternator would have had
plenty power to operate it. That little vest does
everything an efficient cabin heater does with out all the
plumbing and other hardware.
I have seen several attempts to enclose the Ultrastar, but
miserable failures and ruined good birds IMHO.
Want to get out of the weather, buy a Firestar. Then when
you get older, get a Mark III, fully enclose it, and enjoy
the comfort of not getting blasted by warm or cold air.
Take care,
john h
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| Subject: | Rotax and Aircraft Engines |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: John Hauck <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
> I think that's there way around all the liability
> issues... Even Rotax says their engines are not for use
> in an aircraft.
> -- R
Robert/All:
Sorry to disagree, but check this out:
When only the best will do, a genuine ROTAX Aircraft Engine
is the only option.
Then go to this url and check out the page where I got it:
http://www.rotec.com/
While you are at it, check out this page:
http://www.kodiakbs.com/index.htm
From what I can tell, they make no bones about it. Rotax
sells aircraft engines.
Take care,
john h
PS: I took the liberty to change the subject line.
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| Subject: | Re: Ultra Star landing gear |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: John Hauck <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Wanted, desperately, one set of original landing gear
> legs for an Ultra Star. I wiped mine out this afternoon.
> Can anyone help me?
>
> Dale Sellers Georgia do not archive
Dale/All:
Did you get both of them?
I did that on my first Ultrastar landing, which was also my
first fixed wing landing. Got both those little suckers.
After that, when I broke a landing gear it was usually just
one, the first one to hit the ground. When I would load up
just one gear and slap it pretty hard on the ground, it was
going to break. Have done go arounds with the right gear
sticking straight out to the side like an amphibian.
john h
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| Subject: | Re: Rotax and Aircraft Engines |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: Robert Laird <rlaird@cavediver.com>
Sorry, John, you're right... my 912S Installation Manual clearly says
"Aircraft Engine" on it.
I think I simply remembered that, a couple of years ago, I ran across a
Rotax manual for a 2-stroke engine that stated 'not for use on aircraft' or
something similar. I jumped the gun and responded too quickly. I think
that there are Rotax aircraft engines, and there are Rotax non-aircraft
engines.
-- Robert
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At 11:06 PM 11/20/2003, you wrote:
>--> Kolb-List message posted by: John Hauck <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
>
>
> > I think that's there way around all the liability
> > issues... Even Rotax says their engines are not for use
> > in an aircraft.
> > -- R
>
>Robert/All:
>
>Sorry to disagree, but check this out:
>
>When only the best will do, a genuine ROTAX Aircraft Engine
>is the only option.
>
>Then go to this url and check out the page where I got it:
>
>http://www.rotec.com/
>
>While you are at it, check out this page:
>
>http://www.kodiakbs.com/index.htm
>
> From what I can tell, they make no bones about it. Rotax
>sells aircraft engines.
>
>Take care,
>
>john h
>
>PS: I took the liberty to change the subject line.
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Ultra Star landing gear |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: Robert Laird <rlaird@cavediver.com>
At 11:10 PM 11/20/2003, you wrote:
>Have done go arounds with the right gear
>sticking straight out to the side like an amphibian.
Well, then... you should have broken the other one the same way, then
landed in a puddle! <g>
-- Robert
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| Subject: | Re: Rotax and Aircraft Engines |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: John Hauck <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
> I think that
> there are Rotax aircraft engines, and there are Rotax
> non-aircraft engines.
>
> -- Robert
Robert/All:
If I am not to badly mistaken, Rotax powers See Doo's and
Ski Doo's.
Rotax engines are also used in other utility applications.
One of them, related to me by a former Army Helicopter Pilot
at Oshkosh, was a platform mounted 503 that powered 5
circular saw blades. This "contraption" was hung on a 100
ft line from a Hughes 500 helicopter. His job was to trim
trees on power line right of ways in inaccessible areas,
such as the big swamps in Louisiana and the Rocky Mountains.
He told me they would crank the 503, set it for what ever
RPM they operated it at, let it run until he returned from
his mission. Said those rigs got knocked around quite a
bit, as one can imagine, but kept on ticking.
Take care,
john h
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