Hans Conser wrote:

I think the most exaggerated part of the post on the velocity list was the referral to rapid failure, this simply almost never happens with a rotary.

Hans Conser

Yes I agree Hans. I got this verbal story second hand from Ed Anderson last Tuesday. 
Jim Moser lost his water pump V belts and the engine overheated. He declared and emergency 
but the tower did not clear the runway in time and he had to make a go around. That of course 
required quite a bit of HP. He did indeed make the go around and landed safely. Is that 
right Jim? Ed? According to Ed the water seals were so far gone coolant just poured out
of the engine when an attempt was made to refill the cooling system.

Jim, are the rotor housings warped? What else was hurt?

Paul Lamar
 
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