JIM,
     In a message dated 09-14-97 you wrote ...
> You are right about no rootes blowers on aircraft engines but they allow
> for a simpler and cheaper engine. McCulloch (yes, the chain saw people)
> several years ago had a 2 cycle aircraft diesel in the "X" layout and it
> uses a rootes blower. It is on display at the Pima Air Museum in Tuscon.
> I suspect any new engine will be designed for cheap production and cheap
> operation. I am back from a fantastic trip.
 Gad-about!   :)
   -=*  Jim Sanders  *=-
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