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Jason,
Your idea certainly has merit, but your options are going to be very
limited. If you don't buy a completed kit plane (a possible good way to go) the
only real alternative is Mistral Engines. They are working on a certified
version of the Rotary. Theirs is a beautiful engine package that runs to normal
aircraft prices. They have not certified an engine yet so you would have to wait
a while to get an aircraft with a STC'ed engine change. I don't know what the
legality of putting a non-certified engine in a certified aircraft is in Canada
(good neighbor to the north). In the US the FAA makes it a true pain in the
butt. FWIW
Bill Jepson
Greetings all....
I've been an on and off lurker on this list
for a couple of years now. I
really enjoy reading about these
engines and the success many have had.
My original intent was to go
the kit route and install a rotary engine for
all the obvious
reasons. But after some deep soul searching, I've
discovered kit
building is not the best route for me. I'm not a builder. I
don't have the time, the space or the desire to build, I just want to
fly.
I am willing to tinker a bit and the rotary really intrigues
me.
Despite this discovery, the idea of flying a certified aircraft
being pulled
through the air by a dinosaur engine doesn't appeal to me,
especially when
there is a better alternative in the rotary.
Is
there anyone on this list who has or knows someone who has swapped out a
traditional air cooled banger for a rotary?
Here in Canada we can
register certain aircraft models as owner maintenance,
which means a ton
of savings on maintenance costs and repairs. I'm
currently looking
to find a good 4 seat Cessna with a high time or time ex'd
engine that can
be swapped to a rotary. I assume it would be a fairly easy
job to
mount and controls should also be pretty straight forward. It should
be a close swap $'s wise for a complete rotary install if I can sell the
removal engine core.
Am I way off the runway centreline here, or
does my idea have merit?
Jason
Ontario Canada
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