"Gerry van Dyk" wrote in message
...
On Jun 4, 10:30 am, "Peter Dohm" wrote:
Gerry,

I agree with you about the amount of time being wasted.

Especially, I suspect that the series of threads have worked their way
around to a search for a "traditional" direct drive "real" airplane
engine--with an implied resolution to build one if it can not be
purchased
new at an unrealistic discount.

Peter, I certainly want to be more careful about calling it "wasted
time". If one succeeds the time is certainly not wasted is it? My
only real point is to caution everyone about how much that "Cheap /
Inexpensive" engine actually cost in real life. I'm sure that there's
been more than one occasion where that engine proved to cost more than
an off-the-shelf airplane engine. All the Eggenfellners, Vestas,
Aerovees, Real World Solutions and other conversion engines of the
world started with a guy and an idea. No-one who gives such a
conversion a swing need justify to us on the sideline why they're
doing it.

Cheers
Gerry

Exactly right. The "fun factor" of making your own design, or adaptation,
work well has to be part of the equation.

By the way, I must admit that I was at least partially wrong in my advocacy
of a multiple v-belt reduction drive. The darned things can loose a lot of
traction when wet, so that will require a lot more thought.

Peter