Hi Paul,


Yep back in Japan for 48 hours now.   Thank you both for all of your
hospitality.  Right before I left the SFO area  the starter sprage
clutch froze up so I couldn't fly the last few days.   I have decided
to sell my C-150 as the costs for maintaining the plane in California
(compared to my brother's place) are depleting all of my spare income.
The guys that run the operation where the plane is kept now have an
Piper Archer, a C-182 and a C-172 they will rent me anytime I come to
the states. Because I only fly  ten to twenty hours a year it is a much
better deal to rent.  No hassels of flight clubs either.

Can you give me Robin's email address. Michiwa wants to send her a thank
you note.

Yup you forgot the book but I read through it one night.  I couldn't
find anything in it that you already haven't posted on the newsletter
for the last 5 years though:)

The high continuous power level I am trying to get out of the 13B to
complement turbo compounding and the SeaWinds flight characteristics
indicates that the cooling system will have to be more robust than what
any of our members are currently flying or building.

 Stewart Inc. have been very cooperative in answering questions and have
identified a pump that will give me 53 gallons at 8,000 rpms.   They
also referred me to people that sell used or discontinued models for
1/3rd the price so I can at least bench test the unit.    Bench testing
has always been my modus operatus in designing industrial water
purification systems and if there is one aspect of this project that I
am completely comfortable with it is pumps, and water systems.  The pump
case will have to modified however.

Today is machine shop day so I'm off to Michiwa's school  now.


Cheers


Doug

You will need a big 5 HP motor.

Paul Lamar