REFLECTOR: Deltahawk engine

Brian Michalk michalk at awpi.com
Sat May 7 16:50:20 CDT 2005


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org 
> [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Grigore Rosu
> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 11:12 AM
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Deltahawk engine
> 
> OK, I take the challenge!
> 
> I still need to get my pilot licence, but I'll hopefully get 
> it this month.
> 
> I still need to build my Velocity, but I already ordered the 
> kit and will start on Sept 1st.  According to Velocity Inc, 
> it should take 800h to build it.  At 25h/week that means 40 
> weeks, which means that I should be done by August 1st, 2006. 
>  I certainly intend to use a Deltahawk engine, most likely a 
> 200HP one with an MT constant speed propeller, so my airplane 
> will satisfy your spec.
> 
> To make it fun, I propose to race coast-to-coast, say from 
> somewhere arround New York to somewhere arround San Francisco.
> 
> :-)    (but I'm serious, too)
> 
> Grigore
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, 7 May 2005, Richard Riley wrote:
> 
> > Hey, if you're going to race with stuff that belongs to 
> other people, 
> > I'm going to put a business card in the next Delta IV payload.
> >
> > But seriously, I think a 540 Berkut with a fixed pitch prop 
> against a 
> > 200hp Velocity with an MT would be an interesting race, either for 
> > climb or for speed.
> >
> > At 10:14 AM 5/7/05, you wrote:
> >> Nether am I....  F-15
> >> 
> >> 
> >> At 09:48 AM 5/7/2005, you wrote:
> >>> At 07:22 AM 5/7/05, you wrote:
> >>>> I hope I get the chance to race Mr. 540 to 30,000 feet, 
> or more.  
> >>>> "Oh no, not another challenge that I cant' fly now but 
> must in the 
> >>>> future."  JP just stow it till you can do it.
> >>> 
> >>> OK, but remember, I'm not flying a Velocity.
> >>> 
> >>> 
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