Another vehicle that needs rotary power! ;-)
   http://www.aeromobil.com/

   Dan G.


   Quite remarkable. Unfortunately it will never make it in the US as it
   does not meet DOT car rules for all sorts of things let alone side impact.

   My 1973 RX2 weighed about 2000 pounds. My 2004 RX8 weighs
   3000 pounds with the same engine weight and a smaller body thanks
   to the draconian  and do good wacko Democrats:)

   This extra weight results in 15% worse MPG at 60 MPH where rolling
   resistance is equal to aerodynamic drag.

   The Renault Clio I rented in Europe this year is about the same
   size as the RX2 and larger than the RX8 with more room weighed 2100 pounds.
   I don't think the death rate is any higher in Europe despite the lack of
   speed limits on the Autobahn. The Clio would do 180 clicks. Renault
   claims 63 MPG for the Clio. I am sure not at 180 clicks :)


   Paul Lamar

   The use of four wheels makes this Aeromobil subject to the Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for automobiles.  However if three wheels were used it could be qualified as a motorcycle and would not need to meet all the crash tests required for automobiles.  The best configuration with three wheels is one rear driving wheel and two front wheels steering.  Not only does it give the best highway stability it also offers the greater simplicity by reducing the parts count.

   The Rotax 912 does not seem like the best choice of engines for highway use because some form of forced air cooling system is necessary.   I think the Mazda rotary engine would be a better choice.

   Bob Young


   You have not seen a BIG storm, we get them every 3 days, Yes you are going
   to get a LOT of rain, according to the weather sat image. Interesting this
   Global Warming , we have a dock built in 1930 that was at least 4 to 5 feet higher
   than High Water Mean level.

   now its just kissing the bottom timbers, any idea's Paul !

   Steve Carlisle


   Your dock is sinking into the mud. Put some ice into a glass of water.
   Mark the water level in the class.  Let the ice melt. Note the final water level
   in the glass. It will be lower. Ice is lower density than water.

   Therefore the melting arctic ice (if any) has nothing to do with it. Perhaps it
   is melting ice from Greenland. Greenland is a bowl. When the ice and
   snow melt (if ever) Greenland would become a land of lakes with the
   water seeping mostly into the aquifer (if the permafrost ever melted)
   and not necessarily running off into the ocean.

   Global warming is a product of academia. Most college professors
   suffer from a contagious mental illness called Emotional Belief System.
   Narcissism is part of it. They got it from their teachers that got it from
   their teachers and so on and so on. None of them every had a real job
   so they are totally naive on how the world works. Pardon the pun.
   They never emotionally matured. That takes a job in the dog eat dog
   real world.

   The other flaw in academia is how a person gets a PHD.
   They must write a thesis. The Emotional Belief System is the happy
   hunting ground for subjects to write a thesis on.

   The other problem with global warming is old tools were used to measure
   the temperatures prior to satellites.

   Measuring tools have three necessary characteristics. Accuracy
   (is it 86.6 or 85.5?), resolution ( is it 85.51 or 85.52?) and
   repeatability. Another problem was random samples from
   isolated locations around the world with non certified measuring tools
   were used.

   In order to accurately measure the  average temperature of a relatively
   non conducting object one must divide the surface of the object into a
   uniform grid and add all the temperatures measured with the same tool
   and divided by the number of grids.

   When satellites became available this was done. The data showed the
   earth was cooling off .  Academia was shocked. It did not correlate
   with their EBS so they starting lying about the data.  They got caught
   when some if not all of their emails were hacked.

   To save face they changed the name of the program to Climate Change.
   Rain today sunny tomorrow.

   Copyright Paul Lamar 12-12-2014.



With a couple of exceptions, you only know what you have been taught or
learn from reading. Like a computer. Develop a program for a given task,
input information or data and look for solutions. To get a different solution
some criteria needs to be altered.
The criteria for exceptions are; free thought and the ability to analyze with
an open mind. Academia requires students to spit out information compatible
with the professors knowledge and abilities. If you challenge this too much
you get labeled as radical or trouble maker. Many from the Renaissance
thinkers were condemned or ridiculed for their outrageous
thoughts or claims at the time. Some make it through the cracks by
recognizing the issues and making a show of complying until they get the
the degree they were seeking and then carry on with free thought.

Dale Davies



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