HI all

      Saturday Bud Warren and Daughter went down.  The had just lifted
off from their home base and crashed.

     Saturday, May 07, 2011

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?se...cal&id=8117726
<http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?se...cal&id=8117726>



      Hate to be the bearer of bad news.

     Leter

Mel

"Bud is a master machinist, CAF pilot, NASA subcontractor, and top fuel drag racer. He designs, builds, flies and markets Chevy V8 engine packages with spur gear PSRU and centrifugal clutch as replacement for certified engines, achieving 30% better fuel burn, and new design double reduction spur gear PSRU as a replacement gearbox for Subaru."

    http://www.GearedDrives.com

"Warren had been working on a new gear-drive system for the engine, McFarling said."

" I have had a lot of email and discussion about using the LS7 engine, the 505 hp [Chevy] C6 powerplant. I have been a bit apprehensive of using it as there will be added stress on the gearbox and propeller, prop might need to go to a five blade to absorb all the torque at high altitude. I was asked if the LS2 would have to be bought first, then upgrade to the LS7, why do that when the LS7 is a bolt in as is? I realized that the LS7 could be used from the start, all we would do is reprogram the engine ECU to drop the rpm limit and supply the gearbox with a different ratio set, so that the output was the same as the LS2. After testing was complete with the LS7, and was ok, all that would be needed would be send the ECU in for a reprogram, and supply the other gear ratio set."

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NTSB preliminary report is not out yet.
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/month.aspx

Paul Lamar