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) have a 2 and 3 rotor RV-8 to test against my Lycoming. Cheers, Rusty (T-minus about 53 hours until I'm back home) PS, can't wait to hear how the 500HP Lancair flies! ------=_NextPart_000_012A_01C67EA6.2A98B680 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

I hope Mistral can keep their = price=20 competitive with Lycoming.

Than we shall see!!

TJ :))

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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 5:11 = PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Rationalization=20 was [FlyRotary] Re: Questions from a potential rotaryphile

However, I = believe,  there=20 is plenty of objective evidence that says the rotary is comparable or = better=20 than the Lycoming in just about any aspect you want to = consider.

Hi Ed,

I would agree with the above = statement, but=20 unfortunately, the one key area where the rotary clearly hasn't=20 demonstrated superiority is "FWF reliability".  The = rotary=20 group has had way too many failures in the past couple = years,=20 and this needs to be the area we work on.  Most of it = has been=20 silly things, and I'm certainly ashamed for my contribution = to the=20 problems.

Even the Aviation Sport = article supports=20 that conclusion

Does anyone=20 have an electronic copy of this article they could send me? I = guess I'm=20 the only one who hasn't read it.

certainly cost less = (even if you=20 have to buy engine parts new), etc., etc.   So no doubt = there is=20 some rationalization- but I'm not certain over what?

I would argue cost, and have in the past. I = would=20 (actually have) bet real money that the $21k Lyclone I = just=20 installed on the RV-8 will work out to be cheaper than = a rotary=20 engine installation over the few years (at least) that I hope to fly = this=20 plane. This factors in resale of course.  =20

IF somebody would take = the rotary=20 and produce a reasonably price FWF kit, I believe you would find the = rotary=20 installations would expand exponentially. Most folks are = understandably=20 a bit daunted by the challenge of designing and putting that all = together on their on.

Amen brother!!! This is certainly what would = need to=20 happen.   Powersport made a great engine installation, but = at such a=20 high price that not too many people bought it. If someone like=20 Eggenfellner would make a rotary package, it would be expensive, but = from a=20 name that people know (whether they can spell it or not), and = trust. I=20 would certainly hope that people would see the value of a rotary over = the=20 Subaru given the same price, and FWF=20 producer.

Better get started on that article now :-) = Actually, I was=20 wondering if the rotary group could put together it's own fly-off = between=20 similar planes.  It would have to be well documented, but we = have=20 enough engineers here to make sure of that.  Heck, in the = not too=20 distant future, we should ( <--- key word <g>) have a 2 and 3 = rotor=20 RV-8 to test against my Lycoming. =20

Cheers,

Rusty (T-minus about 53 hours until I'm back=20 home)

PS, can't wait to hear how the 500HP Lancair=20 flies!

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