check out some of the WW2 aircraft the germans had, one was a seaplane that had a diesel. i`ll try and find more info. greg ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 6:09 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] RE: Charlton Heston.
> > > > > Please respond to biofuel@yahoogroups.com > > To: biofuel <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > cc: (bcc: Joseph Martelle/US/GM/GMC) > Subject: [biofuel] RE: Charlton Heston. > > > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote > > > > > > Chuck is president of the National Rifle Association (NRA). The largest > > most influential gun lobby in the US. > > >The NRA is an interesting study in how a group can change over the > >years. It started out as a conservation group, largely for hunters who > >wanted to conserve the wild lands on which they hunted, and remained so > >for most of its existence. It has since morphed into the very picture > >of the right wing gun rights group, and conservation has dropped out of > >the picture. It has changed to the point that it has alienated many of > >its long time members. They are in fact the largest and most > >influential gun lobby in the US, but they keep needing membership drives > >because they lose members almost as fast as they gain them. Whenever > >any member of the NRA tries seriously to raise a voice for common sense > >or compromise, or a return the the NRA's conservationist roots, that > >person is almost always kicked out, and in a couple of cases people have > >received death threats. > > >I don't know how much control "Chuck" has over the NRA. I suspect he's > >really a figurehead and spokes-celebrity. > > >I am a gun owner, and I was in the past a member of the NRA, but they > >got too radical for my taste, so I didn't renew my membership. > > Alan, > Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that I was against the NRA. I too am a former > member and gun owner who beleives in an individuals right to keep and bear arms. > > I am also 'plane' crazy- I would love to build and install a diesel engine > in an aircraft. I know, that German company (Zoche) is making 4 and 8 cyl radial > diesels for air craft, but they have been promising that for more than 10 years. > :-( Regards, Joe. > > > > > > > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
