Jaguar V-12s too. Ken Quoting Armand Eshleman <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > You're correct Joe, powerless powered aircraft can be gliders, some that > don't have any power at all are called sailplanes, trouble is some private > pilots apparently aren't aware of this. When the power fails, some of them > make big mistakes. hence smokin hole. I've seen the aftermath of a few of > them. My point was, the rotary appears to be able to keep pilots from making > bad decisions when the power drops off instead of fails totally. > > And again, ever seen a homebuilt with an AMC powerplant? I've seen or heard > of just about everything else, VW, Corvair, Chevy big and small block, Ford > small block, two v-6 chevies together to make a V-12, Porsche flat fours, > Mazda rotary, model T engines, on and on. > > Armand > > ----- > > > > > From: "Joe Fulton" <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: "Rambler AMC, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 7:47:45 PM > > > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Pacer motor mounts oddities > > > > > > Armand, an airplane that loses power simply becomes a glider or sail > > > plane. It > > > may have to land sooner than > > > if the engine was working, but it can still land safely and they do > > > more often > > > than not. > > > > > > > > > Joe Fulton > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > From: Armand Eshleman <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" > > > <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Fri, March 11, 2011 4:43:06 PM > > > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Pacer motor mounts oddities > > > > > > snip > > > . When a piston engine aircraft engine fails it's normally > > > complete loss of power resulting in a big smoking hole in the ground. > > > > > > AMC content. > > > Has anyone ever seen an AMC powered homebuilt aircraft? > > > > > > Armand > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Sandwich Maker" <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 1:00 PM > > > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Pacer motor mounts oddities > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > AMC-list mailing list > > > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > AMC-list mailing list > > > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > > AMC-list mailing list > > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > AMC-list mailing list > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com