Re: [AMC-list] Pacer motor mounts oddities

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

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
> > >
> > >
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