[FlyRotary] Re: inline twin
engines?
In a message dated
11/17/2003 11:21:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, rotary.coot@verizon.net
writes:
. For you guys that have backwards planes,
how hard would it be to modify a Vari-EZ, or Long-EZ into a push pull
configuration, using two single rotor engines? Would this be
relatively EZ (sorry), or a major effort? I would be willing to
set it up as a single place, flown from the rear seat if that will
help with the CG. Since I'm fiberglass challenged, I would be
looking to buy a nearly complete project, and modify it from there.
Think it will work out ?
Rusty
There were two brothers from Brazil (I think) that had two rotaries in
the back of a Rutan design, with over-running clutches, so either
engine could be shut down without a problem. A long time ago.
But it did work fine.
Lynn E. Hanover
There was one down that way that had two Geo engines with
counter rotating props, they flew it all the way up to Sun and
Fun.
They did have problems with resonating vibration problems
and that is one of the reasons that I used two different engines so
that the frequencies of the two engines were not matched.
Ken
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