Belted Air Power

BAP News Update

It’s taken longer than expected but were finally getting our parts to laser cutting. All of the baffles in the
engine area will be cut bent and pre holed for ease of installation. This will make doing the firewall
foreward a pleasure rather than a dreaded task. Cut and pre bent parts will make it as easy as color
by numbers.

Our new design on the tension adjuster of the belt is another hurdle behind us now and the drives have
one more step to easy install and tension adjustment. 67Y continues to soldier on in the Southwest
flying weekly adding up the hours. We had a few months out of service in 2002 while the terrorist’s
were routed out of the desert. We were lucky as we were only grounded 9 months. Some of the countries
airports in the east still suffer from harsh restrictions. It’s ironic student pilots in commercial airliners could
bring our way of life to a standstill. When you see 67Y at an air event please know there is no loose plastic
nor duct tape in the plane.

We now have a Glastar powered by the Belted Air Power system, Jerry Nichols reports his plane leaps
off the ground in short order and flies well.

New builder Chuck Daus of PA just ordered his drive for his RV6A and is looking foreward to Chevy
power soon. His engine is being balanced with the thought of many smooth hours of flight.

Paul Orf of TX has purchased his second unit for his second RV, this time a taildragger version.
Texas seems to be the biggest hotbed for the chevy powered RV’s.

Dr. Minichan, of VA is setting his RV9 up for the Chevy. His friend Col. Hugo Glenn is preparing the
engine for this set up. They have reported 170 HP on the initial dyno setup of their engine. This will
be a great climbing airplane.

Tom Jones of LAS is still crunching on his RV4 with his Alloy V-8 when done this will be one neat machine.

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