Return-Path: Received: from imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.7) with ESMTP id 2742812 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 10:27:55 -0500 Received: from D1DD8D01.bellsouth.net ([68.157.27.210]) by imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20031118152754.EXJW1909.imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net@D1DD8D01.bellsouth.net> for ; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 10:27:54 -0500 Message-Id: <5.0.2.1.1.20031118103845.0316b2a8@pop3.norton.antivirus> X-Sender: brecab/mail.sdf.bellsouth.net@pop3.norton.antivirus X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.0.2 Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 10:46:45 -0500 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" From: CCI Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: potential single rotor aircraft In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=====================_12549485==_.ALT" --=====================_12549485==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Rusty, V.W., No electric is 163 lbs. This depends on the conversion you use, but this is what mine weighs. I've been looking at my Starlet project sitting in the rafters, probably the next project after the RV. If you can get 100-110 HP out of a single rotor, that would really make a Starlet perform well at 460 LBS empty. Fred At 08:58 AM 11/18/2003 -0600, you wrote: >Try this URL for twin engine Cozy > >http://roughriver.org/2001_photos.html > >Ed > >Thanks for all the links. If I do a twin, it will have to be a centerline >thrust arrangement, since I'm not a multi-engine trained pilot. I'm >guessing that the twin Cozy is pretty well behaved on one engine, but I >just don't have any interest in doing the multi-engine training required >to be safe in a normal twin. > >I've ordered plans for a Sonerai-I, and will be ordering the Corby Starlet >plans as well. Both of these have potential to make a single rotor aircraft. > >Does anyone know the typical all-up weight of a VW conversion? It looks >like 1800-2180 is about the norm for these planes. > >Thanks, >Rusty > > --=====================_12549485==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Rusty, V.W., No electric is 163 lbs. This depends on the conversion you use, but this is what mine weighs. I've been looking at my Starlet project sitting in the rafters, probably the next project after the RV. If you can get 100-110 HP out of a single rotor, that would really make a Starlet perform well at 460 LBS empty. Fred

At 08:58 AM 11/18/2003 -0600, you wrote:

Try this URL for twin engine Cozy

http://roughriver.org/2001_photos.html

Ed

Thanks for all the links. If I do a twin, it will have to be a centerline thrust arrangement, since I'm not a multi-engine trained pilot. I'm guessing that the twin Cozy is pretty well behaved on one engine, but I just don't have any interest in doing the multi-engine training required to be safe in a normal twin.

I've ordered plans for a Sonerai-I, and will be ordering the Corby Starlet plans as well. Both of these have potential to make a single rotor aircraft.

Does anyone know the typical all-up weight of a VW conversion? It looks like 1800-2180 is about the norm for these planes.

Thanks,
Rusty

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