Subject: rotary racer was : Nemesis NXT rollout
From: ACRE
Date: 6/7/2004, 2:54 PM


How about the Lancair Sentry.

Mark S.

As I recall - in adition to being turbine powered, the sentry is a bigger
plane
than the Legacy (which I should have suggested) now the airframe of choice
for the sport class - 347mph qualifying - Probably 400 plus HP at Reno
ambient
I will try to model the race legacy, and an educated guess at NXT - Vance

Most of the Sportsman Reno racers have 650 HP for a very short period of time
and then the modified aircraft engines blow up.  This is identical to the 
situation in car racing. The engines are good for 2 hours and then they are 
a mass of cracks and only good for melting down as scrap.

The thin metal props are designed for 30 minutes and then must be thrown away.

Paul Lamar
 
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