Al Gietzen wrote:

You might want to note that the price of Nat Gas (on the commodity market)
is currently three and a half times what it was a year ago.  How much of the
recent runup has come to your local distributor, I don't know; but it will.

mcosman wrote:

The actual price per gallon is over a dollar, but in Utah you get a special
fuel certificate and you don't have to pay the taxes which is how you get to
.79 cents.  That I'm sure is a short term deal as the money will come from
somewhere( government nature).  I think that the thought of a CNG arcraft is
interesting but more than storage the problem would be getting fuel to your
plane.  Chris and I have been discussing some ways to make the fuel tanks
part of the structure ala B-52.  this is not an idea that we are thinking of
for the Cosman II.  I know that there is a Liquified Natural Gas(LNG) but I
have not heard anything about this.  Anyone???

(of course I am curious about these issues only as they aply to a Rotary.  I
am definatly converted)

Matt Cosman
MicroComsman.com

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