All true, Peter.
I'd wager that if you called up any of the companies supplying the RV-n
aftermarket, and asked
for their engineering diagrams, they'd cheerfully NOT send you them. Of
course, they're
actually in business to sell aftermarket widgets.
Denis isn't. He's stated repeatedly that he's a professional engineer who
gets paid
for his DESIGN work. Supporting a product is an unprofitable hassle.
If you're saying that Denis should NOT charge for an undocumented and
unsupported
design, I'd agree with you. If on the other hand he's providing a
documented,
supported, complete product including a fair estimate of the time he'll
spend answering questions
and the lost opportunity for other (more lucrative) work by doing so, his
price may be fair.
It may also be Denis' way of saying, "go away".
On the practical side, those who say "I want one" need to consider that,
unlike many of the
aftermarket products out there, an intercooler is a major modification to a
mission-critical
component of the aircraft. If it fails, what will be the consequences?
Denis has the advantage
of having designed his intercooler. His customers won't. For every dollar
you
hand over, you have a right to require an increment of proof of "fitness for
purpose".
Denis needs to state exactly what he is offering before any money changes
hands.
Shaun
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter van Schoonhoven" <pvans@pacifier.com>
Subject: Re: Do you want one????
> Well, this is just my opinion, but I would rather invent my own than pay
> another builder $600 for his design and some hardware. This is just not in
> the spirit of homebuilding to charge for information. I doubt that Mr.
> Dennis Vories has the engineering and liability support of say a Textron
> (Cessna) or Bombardier (Rotax) and it just goes against my nature to pay
an
> individual for this type of thing. I understand that it his a wonderful
> design, all debugged and all that, but that still does not do it for me.
If
> it were my design, I would give it away just for the knowledge that others
> benefit from my talent, kind of a "imitation is the finest form of
> flattery" situation.
>
> I would hope that the homebuilding community does not devolve into this
> type of thing.
>
> My preliminary research shows you can get a heat exchanger for under $100
> and some ducting can't be too much more.
>
>
> That's my opinion anyway.
>
> Peter van Schoonhoven
> Battle Ground, WA
> Building a Monowheel with 914 Rotax
>
>
> >Hi folks,
> > spoke to Dennis Vories today, he is ready to avail his
proven
> >version of the intercooler for the 914 turbo engine if we can get
together
> >a minimum of ten people.The price for the kit will be $600 each if we are
a
> >minimum of ten but would reduce considerably if we get more than ten
> >interested parties. I'm compiling a list of those interested to pass on
to
> >dennis,so let me know if you want one.
> >
> > regards Karim.
> ># 420
>
>
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