Lee Michaels wrote:
"Leon" wrote

"Swingman" wrote in message
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"Lee Michaels" wrote

I am downloading more about this guy and his technology. It is
fascinating stuff. Where did you learn about him?

I am going to spend a very pleasurable hour or two perusing this
topic. Thanks for the heads up.

Here's hoping his bodyguards are top notch ....


And or does not get offered 10 million for the patents and then we
never hear anything again.

That already happened. He offered it to the big three car companies
and the only way they would do it if he signed over control to
outside parties. Which is why he went dark for two years. The
military also offered to bankroll him if he produced the engine just
for them. He said no.

His game plan is to start a small manufacturing plant and offer
franchises to retrofit existing vehicles. Once that is developed
enough, he would then license the technology to others. Thereby
maintaining control and ownership.

There is a lot of interest in this technology and NASA has given him
an award. It is getting out there in terms of working pototypes,
etc.
The trick, of course, is a working engine for sale. If he pulls that
off, it will get very interesting.

As for the skeptics, read his stuff. He explains how he does it. I
have two primary concerns. The first is that the metals, machining,
bearings, etc will all work together in a fashion that the engine
would be viable for a reasonable service life. The other concern is
that some psycho (or spook) will blow him away.

Right now it looks like he's got a cute little air motor. If it
actually runs on fuel, doesn't overheat at high power, holds together
for a few thousand hours, gives reasonable throttle response, passes
emissions, and if it really achieves the efficiency he claims, _then_
he's got an engine.

Incidentally that "award" was second prize in a contest (yeah, they
call it the "first prize" but there's also a "grand prize").

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