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"Rocket List" <rocket-list@matronics.com>,
"RV List" <rv-list@matronics.com>
--> Rocket-List message posted by: "Tom Gummo" <T.gummo@verizon.net>
Everybody,
You know when someone starts to get into a cult or heavy into drugs; an "Intervention"
is called for. I am calling on all you to help me with such an effort.
KABONG as he calls himself, Jack Starn to some of us, needs your help.
Background Info:
Several years ago, I got a tail kit for a RV-4. After getting the jigs built,
I had a very slow start on drilling that first hole in aluminum. My wife claims
that my only tool is a hammer. Anyway, a family was looking into moving into
the house next door and needed to use the phone so I let them in my house through
the garage. Jack spotted the tail kit. His wife looked at me and said
they were going to take the house. I haven't been able to get rid of Jack since.
After much thought, the tail kit was modified and a Harmon Rocket was started.
With Jack helps, the Rocket went from aluminum ore, refined into Al sheets,
formed into aircraft parts and assembled into a flying machine. After five
years, Jack's cancer (he lost his vocal cords but beat the cancer - no he
didn't smoke), and several periods of unemployment (sure slows down the money
needed to build) the Rocket was finished. After several years of flying the Rocket,
I thought I had converted Jack into a go fast; more power is better type
of guy.
Current Situation:
Anyway, he is looking at building an RV-10 or an RV-12. While, I wouldn't personally
want to build an RV-10, it is at least a real aircraft with reasonable
performance. The RV-12 is another matter. It is an aerocoupe (spelling), or
as someone on the SoCal RV List says, an "RV-0.5".
My request, please support me in this Intervention and get Jack or KABONG back
into the building mode of real RVs with RV like performance.
BTW - question to those alternate engine guys out there, is there a small auto
conversion with turbo charging. If you had to build a RV-12 with a 120 knot
limit, why not take those knots to 16,500 or 17,500 and get some real KTAS out
of them.
Thanks,
Tom Gummo
Apple Valley, CA
Harmon Rocket-II, 250 hours
do not archive
http://mysite.verizon.net/t.gummo/index.html
PS - small attempt at humor :-)
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