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<P>It all comes back to battery chemistry, capacity, etc, doesn't it - just like the Pattern planes of tomorrow or the next day.... <BR><BR>>From: DaveL322@comcast.net<BR>>Reply-To: discussion@nsrca.org<BR>>To: discussion@nsrca.org<BR>>Subject: Re: Hybreds<BR>>Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 15:34:38 +0000<BR>><BR>>Considering the substantially increased price and minimal increase in fuel mileage of the current generation of hybrids, I gotta chuckle at any of the hybrids. I think the hybrids will be eclipsed before too long.<BR>><BR>>Dave<BR>><BR>>-------------- Original message --------------<BR>><BR>>Dave and I got a good laugh on the way to the Sayre PA contest a week ago, we passed a service truck driver on the side of the road pouring gas into a Prius!!<BR>>Ron Lockhart<BR>><BR>>-------------- Original message
--------------<BR>><BR>> > They are getting in the 45 MPG range, but not available in the sizes we<BR>> > need for transporting 2M planes, or towing 3 to 40000 # trailers.<BR>> > Just read an article where some engineer out wast added some batteries to<BR>> > his Prius and is getting 80 MPG, but now he has lost what little trunk<BR>> > space there was. Great for commuting, but not yet practical for our<BR>> > needs, at least that is how I see it.<BR>> ><BR>> > Terry T.<BR>> ><BR>> > On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 23:10:48 -0400 "John Pavlick"<BR>> > writes:<BR>> > > Why not? They use gas too. What kind of gas mileage do they get<BR>> > > compared to<BR>> > > a conventional car of the same size?<BR>> > ><BR>> > > John Pavlick<BR>> > > http://www.idseng.com<BR>> >
><BR>> > ><BR>> > > > -----Original Message-----<BR>> > > > From: discussion-request@nsrca.org<BR>> > > > [mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Michael Cohen<BR>> > > > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 10:51 PM<BR>> > > > To: discussion@nsrca.org<BR>> > > > Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest<BR>> > > ><BR>> > > ><BR>> > > > If you all went hybrid on you autmobiles, you wouldn't care about<BR>> > > > gasoline<BR>> > > > prices. :)<BR>> > > ><BR>> > > > ----- Original Message -----<BR>> > > > From: "Ken Thompson"<BR>> > > > To:<BR>> > > > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 7:02 PM<BR>> > > > Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest<BR>> > >
><BR>> > > ><BR>> > > > > We have $ 2.55 to 2.59 all around here. One spot in Ohio was<BR>> > > > having a gas<BR>> > > > > war so some of us patient ones got it for $ 2.36, Bob did a<BR>> > > > little better<BR>> > > > > on Friday, gotta' love them gas wars!!<BR>> > > > ><BR>> > > > > Ken<BR>> > > > > ----- Original Message -----<BR>> > > > > From: "Ron Van Putte"<BR>> > > > > To:<BR>> > > > > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 8:40 PM<BR>> > > > > Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest<BR>> > > > ><BR>> > > > ><BR>> > > > >><BR>> > > > >> On Aug 14, 2005, at 7:22 PM, Ken Thompson wrote:<BR>> > > > >><BR>> >
> > >>> About 20 min., and you can bet I squeezed every drop I could<BR>> > > > fit in my<BR>> > > > >>> tank, too!! I paid a little more than you did, but still a<BR>> > > > great deal.<BR>> > > > >><BR>> > > > >> I went to the Tangerine Contest down in Apopka, FL with Tony<BR>> > > Stillman.<BR>> > > > >> We paid $2.57/gallon on the way there. The cheapest gas was<BR>> > > > $2.39/gallon<BR>> > > > >> in Apopka. Paid $2.56/gallon on the way back.<BR>> > > > >><BR>> > > > >> BTW, we had a good time at the contest.<BR>> > > > >><BR>> > > > >> They had one Sportsman pilot, one Intermediate pilot, two<BR>> > > Advanced<BR>> > > > >> pilots,
four Master pilots and NINE F3A pilots! If you can<BR>> > > > imagine this:<BR>> > > > >> Jason Shulman was there AND he competed with his World<BR>> > > Championship<BR>> > > > >> airplane! Not only that, he let his brother, David, borrow his<BR>> > > > airplane<BR>> > > > >> so he could compete. I asked that at the pilots' meeting that<BR>> > > > Jason and<BR>> > > > >> David be allowed to fly alone, so that Jason's airplane<BR>> > > wouldn't be at<BR>> > > > >> risk, and that's the way it went until the fourth round, when<BR>> > > > my airplane<BR>> > > > >> was airborne, and Jason took off. Can you imagine how<BR>> > > > conscious I was of<BR>> > > > >> where Jason's airplane was
during that flight? Can you<BR>> > > > believe that it<BR>> > > > >> was my highest scoring flight? I was amazed!<BR>> > > > >><BR>> > > > >> Jason leaves for France on Monday. Go U.S.A.!!!<BR>> > > > >><BR>> > > > >> Ron Van Putte<BR>> > > > >><BR>> > > > >> =================================================<BR>> > > > >> To access the email archives for this list, go to<BR>> > > > >> http://lists.f3a.us/pipermail/nsrca-discussion/<BR>> > > > >> To be removed from this list, go to<BR>> > > http://www.nsrca.org/discussionA.htm<BR>> > > >> and follow the instructions.<BR>> > > >><BR>> > > >> List members email returned for mailbox full will be
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