I propose a new guideline. Only those who have achieved flying rotary
installations shall be allowed the privilege of looking down from on
high and critiquing others. All in favor?
Chris Cosman
Neigh. If that was the case it would take a 100 years and untold number
of lives. During the last six and a half years we have lost two lives
in rotary powered airplane crashes by people that were not on here!
That is not good PR for rotary powered airplanes. We have a lot
of intelligent engineers (myself not included) on here who have not flown
their own airplane yet. I want to read their criticism.
Furthermore if somebody votes yes I will ignore the post.
Do I make myself completely clear?
I'm with you Paul. Where can I find the details on the two we lost? I want to
understand what not to do...
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Best Regards /Mit freundlichen Gruessen,
-dave
mailto dave ( at ) arb.net
http://arb.net
One was in a Coot. Ken tried to warn him about an aft CG but he would not listen.
Stall spin trying to turn back after the engine stopped with a failed cheap Chinese oil
cooler bought from Griffin I think. Same oil cooler that split on Chuck Harbert
twice no less. The NTSB report is wrong as they blamed it on a missing oil
metering pump. We all know you remove the pump and mix oil with the fuel.
Besides, not putting oil on the apex seals does not cause the engine to stop.
Pumping all your oil overboard on the other hand will cause the engine to stop
for sure. Happened to Ken but he landed successfully.
The other was a big mystery. Apparently a home designed amphibian with a 3 rotor rotary.
He worked in isolation as far as we can tell. The NTSB contacted me and I completed
their forms to act as a consultant. Apparently there was so little evidence left after
the fire it was really hard to tell what happened. As far as I know there has been no
final report.
Paul Lamar
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