Date:         Fri, 10 Dec 1999 08:33:46 -0800
Reply-To:     Doktor Tim <doktortim@ROCKISLAND.COM>
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From:         Doktor Tim <doktortim@ROCKISLAND.COM>
Subject:      Re: <f> Re: expensive engine swap idea
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At 09:44 AM 12/10/1999 -0600, you wrote:
>At 10:28 AM 12/10/99 -0500, Sudhir Desai wrote:
>>well..... that would be too time intensive....
>>in all seriousness, the college i'm goin to is a co-op school, so i have
>>to get a job by dec.25, and yeah i will probably be going back to the
>>original engine and tranny.
>>
>>
>
>how about a small jet engine and skip the whole tranny thing altogether?
>might save some time..
>

Yes, and with a reverse vector mechanism alla jet-ski designs, you wouldn't
need brakes either. Then if you go to wings, you could trash all those
heavy wheels and tires and big suspension arms for much lighter landing
gear. You of course would then be relieved of the burdon of meeting NHTSA
requirements 'cause you wouldn't be tied to the roads, but then you would
HAVE to MAINTAIN the sucker according to FAA rules.

T.P. Stephens aka Doktor Tim
Surveyor, Mechanic, Poet, Philosopher
San Juan Island, WA