Hybreds

Mon Aug 15 09:01:32 AKDT 2005

Has anyone considered the environmental damage from the manufacture of the 
"hybrid" batteries?  Dwayne
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From: DaveL322 at comcast.net
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: Hybreds

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.

Dave

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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!!
Ron Lockhart

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> They are getting in the 45 MPG range, but not available in the sizes we
> need for transporting 2M planes, or towing 3 to 40000 # trailers.
> Just read an article where some engineer out wast added some batteries to
> his Prius and is getting 80 MPG, but now he has lost what little trunk
> space there was. Great for commuting, but not yet practical for our
> needs, at least that is how I see it.
>
> Terry T.
>
> On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 23:10:48 -0400 "John Pavlick"
> writes:
> > Why not? They use gas too. What kind of gas mileage do they get
> > compared to
> > a conventional car of the same size?
> >
> > John Pavlick
> > http://www.idseng.com
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message----- 
> > > From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> > > [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Michael Cohen
> > > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 10:51 PM
> > > To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > > Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest
> > >
> > >
> > > If you all went hybrid on you autmobiles, you wouldn't care about
> > > gasoline
> > > prices. :)
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Ken Thompson"
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 7:02 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest
> > >
> > >
> > > > We have $ 2.55 to 2.59 all around here. One spot in Ohio was
> > > having a gas
> > > > war so some of us patient ones got it for $ 2.36, Bob did a
> > > little better
> > > > on Friday, gotta' love them gas wars!!
> > > >
> > > > Ken
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > From: "Ron Van Putte"
> > > > To:
> > > > Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 8:40 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: Quincy contest/Tangerine Contest
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >> On Aug 14, 2005, at 7:22 PM, Ken Thompson wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>> About 20 min., and you can bet I squeezed every drop I could
> > > fit in my
> > > >>> tank, too!! I paid a little more than you did, but still a
> > > great deal.
> > > >>
> > > >> I went to the Tangerine Contest down in Apopka, FL with Tony
> > Stillman.
> > > >> We paid $2.57/gallon on the way there. The cheapest gas was
> > > $2.39/gallon
> > > >> in Apopka. Paid $2.56/gallon on the way back.
> > > >>
> > > >> BTW, we had a good time at the contest.
> > > >>
> > > >> They had one Sportsman pilot, one Intermediate pilot, two
> > Advanced
> > > >> pilots, four Master pilots and NINE F3A pilots! If you can
> > > imagine this:
> > > >> Jason Shulman was there AND he competed with his World
> > Championship
> > > >> airplane! Not only that, he let his brother, David, borrow his
> > > airplane
> > > >> so he could compete. I asked that at the pilots' meeting that
> > > Jason and
> > > >> David be allowed to fly alone, so that Jason's airplane
> > wouldn't be at
> > > >> risk, and that's the way it went until the fourth round, when
> > > my airplane
> > > >> was airborne, and Jason took off. Can you imagine how
> > > conscious I was of
> > > >> where Jason's airplane was during that flight? Can you
> > > believe that it
> > > >> was my highest scoring flight? I was amazed!
> > > >>
> > > >> Jason leaves for France on Monday. Go U.S.A.!!!
> > > >>
> > > >> Ron Van Putte
> > > >>
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