On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:01:55 -0400, "Morgans"
wrote:

Corky, If you are still with us, have you considered putting your engine on
a johnboat, and making an airboat out of it? Of course it would help if you
had large bodies of water nearby. I see it as a way to test run the heck
out of it, and have fun doing it. The wave action could give you a real
chance to test the redrive's toughness.
--
Jim in NC

Still here. I was talking with Tom McNeilly who designed and
fabricates his leaning block in Arizona. He was telling me that he
rigged his engine up on some kind of rolling chassis he had, or found.
It had brakes and was steerable. He'd ride the thing around his yard.
His kids thought it was great fun and actually drove it back and forth
along the road in front of his house.

I just want to test the engine. I think I've wasted, er, spent plenty
enough time already just getting to the point where I can run it on
the test stand. ;-)

My wife is in favor of me putting effective mufflers on it so that I
don't have to haul it into the woods, I can just drag it outside the
shop and run it there.

One Ford STOL builder did use mufflers on his airplane and it sure
impressed his wife. Her remark was "how about that, a quiet float
plane!"

Corky Scott