Fwd: Re: REFLECTOR: Deltahawk engine

J.P. Brooks jp211 at comcast.net
Fri May 6 12:00:44 CDT 2005


Go to the link below:
   http://maps.yahoo.com/dd?addr=&csz=&country=us&taddr=&tcsz=&tcountry=us&oerr=-3001&terr=-3001

and put in:   2903 Golf Avenue
                     Racine, WI 53404-1539

That should get you there.
   www.deltahawkengines.com
... is our web site.

"Yes" on the flying Velocity.  On the web site is one...  that one is N211JP.
It was designed to travel very long distances.
JP



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>Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 00:10:01 -0500 (CDT)
>From: Grigore Rosu <grosu at cs.uiuc.edu>
>To: "J.P. Brooks" <jp211 at comcast.net>
>Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Deltahawk engine
>
>Thanks JP!  I'll certainly come to OSH, but I guess things will be very
>busy there, perhaps I manage to fly a Piper Archer to Racine (do you have 
>a website with directions?) before OSH.  So you have a flying Velocity 
>with a DH160 engine on it at Racine?
>
>Best,
>Grigore
>
>
>On Thu, 5 May 2005, J.P. Brooks wrote:
>
>>No, nothing "secret" here.  This is an open forum but I've been known to 
>>talk too much so I stay quiet till the engine can do all the talking.
>>Everyone on this forum has always had the focus of "what is best for all 
>>member and how to do it safely".  I couldn't agree more.
>>Please come on up.  I live in Camas, Washington but our facility is at 
>>Batten Airport, Racine.  No problem stopping by.  Please do or we will be
>>at OSH this year as well and can show you as much if not more.
>>JP
>>
>>
>>At 08:56 AM 5/5/2005, you wrote:
>>>Hi JP,
>>>Sorry, I do not know your first name, I only know J.P. Brooks.
>>>If you do not want all these questions you are talking about to be asked 
>>>on the Reflector, please answer just to me.  I'm ready to take anything 
>>>and I promise I'll not say anything on Reflector.
>>>Are you in Rancine, WI?  I'm in Illinois, so I'd be willing to even 
>>>drive or fly to your place and see it or discuss more on it.  And again, 
>>>I promise I'll not say anything to anybody.
>>>Thank you,
>>>Grigore
>>>On Thu, 5 May 2005, J.P. Brooks wrote:
>>>
>>>>I happened to see one fly just two days ago in Racine on my Velocity.
>>>>I know this is going to open up a lot of questions so I'll be quiet.
>>>>JP
>>>>
>>>>At 08:01 AM 5/5/2005, you wrote:
>>>>>I am perhaps the latest member of the list (just received the 
>>>>>confirmation of my order for a Velocity SE/FG a few days ago), so 
>>>>>please let me start with a warm hello to all the enthusiastic Velocity 
>>>>>Builders!
>>>>>I am living and flying in Illinois (Champaign-Urbana area), but I am 
>>>>>originally from Romania.  I intend to move back to Europe in a few 
>>>>>years, so I am 99% decided to go for a Deltahawk engine (as you may 
>>>>>all know, in Europe the price of AVGAS is prohibitive).  I am also 
>>>>>very impressed with the latest comparison data between the DH160V4 
>>>>>engine and the Lycoming IO-360, so it looks like a DH engine may be a 
>>>>>very good choice even for one flying one's Velocity all the time in 
>>>>>the USA ... (see http://www.deltahawkengines.com/perfor00.shtml).
>>>>>Are there builders on this list who are seriously considering a DH engine?
>>>>>Can anybody comment a bit on the three possibile DH engines, namely 
>>>>>the DH160V4, DH180V4, and DH200V4?  According to Deltahawk's data, a 
>>>>>DH160V4 sounds like just good enough for a Velocity SE/FG.  However, a 
>>>>>DH180V4 also seems very attractive.  Also, what would the REAL 
>>>>>difference between the three engines be in the case of a Velocity 
>>>>>SE/FG (ignoring the price)?
>>>>>Thank you,
>>>>>Grigore
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