REFLECTOR: Vesta engine status

Dwight hummer31 at netzero.net
Mon Mar 17 22:44:35 CDT 2008


Bob

Thanks for the update.  I am currently in line for an August, Sept delivery 
so I will be anxious to see how yours turns out.

Dwight


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> Milton, or others.
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> I'm almost ready to fly, and this one has been on my list for a while.
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> I had heard of a pillow that expands when exposed to fire.
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> Is there a product that is lightweight, that would expand large enough
> to completely block the cowl aft end?
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> From: bulsr at bellsouth.net
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> Dwight,
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> I wish I had something definitive to tell you. If I knew anything I would. 
> I talked to Jason Day last week, and after I had told him a week or so 
> before that he could take it to Sun'nFun to display as a unit, he said he 
> had decided not to go to FL afterall, and that he had too much work to do 
> now, and that he may not go to OSH this year, either. All kind of 
> disappointing, but since I'm just now almost ready for the engine, and I'm 
> taking my project up to Ohio to finish with another couple of Velocity 
> builders (Jerry Brainard and Brett Ferrell), I hadn't been pressing him 
> for it. He had been "tweaking" the engine computer, and I said, " Well, if 
> there's tweaking to be done on the 'puter, better there than here." 
> Jerry's also very interested in how the engine and installation work out 
> so he'll really be alot of help to me with the install. Jason is going to 
> deliver the engine and prop to me in OH, at Jerry's shop in the middle of 
> April. We'll finish it (and hopefully Jerry's t!
> oo) the
> re. I wish I had more to tell you, but as soon as we have more, we'll let 
> you know. There seem to be quite a few interested in this LS2/Velocity 
> combination, so I'll try to post the progress on the "Vesta'l Virgin" as 
> it goes along.
>
> Bob
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> Bob
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> I am starting the build of my velocity XL-5 and was planning on using the 
> Vesta FWF engine like you have.  I have not seen a post on it for a while. 
> How is it working out for you???   How is the weight and balance with the 
> V-8 engine and vesta prop.
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> Thanks
> Dwight Eisenhart
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