Douglas Fir wrote:

Paul

Perhaps it would be best to  clarify on ACRE that the CVT-TC will first be
tested on the ground throughly before flying it:) Seawind company is already
threatening to cut off technical support for me because I don't want to use
the recommended Lycoming IO 540.   Testing for me means at  least 100 hours
of real run time and hundreds of tests.

After the turbo compound project is finished and verified a success I will
start with heavy fuel testing. I can't realistically get the SeaWind in the
air before 2007.  So perhaps you will be flying the compound system before
me:)

 It was good speaking with you today.  As an afterthought I highly recommend
having your rotary aircraft engine display at Seven Stocks. If you can put
together a short concise one page report about the  superiority of the
rotary engine and  how it is suitable for aircraft then I'll translate it
print out some copies and get it right  back to you.  Mention Bucky Fuller's
thoughts, that technology that moves faster often develops faster. Other
sheets can profile some of the ACRE members. In other words put a
professional face on our organization.

 I can help fine tune it and translate it into Japanese and print out some
copies of an information kit.  I will give one to the VP when he is at my
place on Sept. 11 and 12 and you can give them to any Japanese executives
that are bound to be there.  Needed are picture of David and his plane, one
with the cowl off, one of Tracy's plane with the Renesis engine showing, his
development of the EC-2 and PSRU, and other challenges that we have faced
and overcome.  introduction of our compound turbo project. Mention of
Mistral, Powersport and Diamond is also good so they know rotaries are being
developed seriously and professionally.

Perhaps no time for a multi-media presentation but it would be good to give
a little speech thanking Mazda for their hard work in making such a good
product. In public for all to hear we need to  invite them to participate in
our discussions and research. They may only nod there head but the formal
offer is made. At minimal they will thank you for the info. package. This
shows a genuine approach on our part.

  In other words we are promoting the application where the rotary really
does zoom.  Aircraft.  Nice TV commercial image is a rotary doing a low pass
over a RX-8 going down the runway.  Put in on a DVD.  Paul you have a black
car which is perfect.  You have lots of wide open desert or old airport
runways  some rotary powered aircraft with willing pilots.

Picture this  Low camera angle near the ground.  The car approaches in the
shimmering heat.  The plane comes into view from camera right and makes it
approach over the car and out of the frame seconds before the car. NICE film
them separate or together. "Narrator's voice,  "The Rotary ... for people
who expect more from an engine"
To test fly an RX-8 contact your nearest Mazda dealer.

We have about a  a 10 days to prepare. How can other members assist?  The
info kit needs to be in a nice jacket folder that opens up with pockets on
each side. Do we have anyone that make up about 12 sets? Other info? Desk
top publisher?

Best regards

Doug

My RX8 is silver.
Great ideas Doug. I don't think I can get this together for Seven Stock but
next year at OSH and SnF and of course Tracy's flyin.

Dave Leonard are you up for it? All we need is a video camera. I don't 
think mine is still working.  We need you over here as a director Doug. We can send a 
copy to Mazda Japan if not Mazda USA. I think they would get a big kick out of it.

I know.... El Mirage dry lake during the week is almost deserted.
What about it Dave? I'll have to drive out and check it out to see if
it is still as I remembered.

Paul Lamar
 
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