Hi all

Right I have now read the review on the wasp (Phils account is in italics) and although now with the knowledge that he was using a single slot bendix (most manufacturers scrapped this - will explain later) I suppose I could agree with the chain of events that lead to the engine failure of this engine except one point (it engaging from original startup) and after speaking to a VERY VERY experience turbine engineer who's rebuilt engines for a well know engine maufacturer and who' knowledge couldn't be questioned + my own long turbine experiences cannot believe they took off with the bendix fully or part engaged no way the operators (tom etc) are way too experienced . This bendix was scrapped because if it came forward onto the nut with the engine running instead of it boucing off like a two slot would 99 times out of a 100 it had a tendency to lock on as the forces twisted it as it was only supported on one side locked(this supports my under developed opinion) I'm sure the bendix re engaged in flight this is why they didn't notice a problem on the ground as to distroy an engine in this way wouldn't need 4 mins (the flight time) it could do it in seconds as don't forget the engine is under tremendous forces. Also the fact even the factory built engine didn't produce even the minimum thrust the kit engine was confirmed to be built correctly by phil himself only produced 16.5lb all this with an increase on k' rpm over the first spec this all show the basis of the engine is GOOD but it needs extensive testing and further development to meet its first claims BUT NOT AT THE EXPENCE OF JOE PUBLIC development costs should be footed at the expence of the seller if he wants the profit from the end result - A GOOD ENGINE which with time this will be.

That would be like me asking my customers to buy me a new printing machine with no reduction in prices to them and at the end the machines mine - they would tell me to get stuffed. So this is why we foot the bill so we profit (I'm a label printer by the way so if you want labels whey hey hey www.label-innovations.com needs updating desperately thats the trouble with leaving our network manager to do the website).

I started this thread not to be proved right or wrong I just don't care about that I just hoped to inform people so they can make an informed decision on buying a new design engine. I am very confident Phil will sort all this out in the end coz if he had of before the release I would have one and most likely be raving about it.

Ant