X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2378250 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:00:39 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 ([24.74.103.61]) by cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com with SMTP id <20071010000002.VEHU2011.cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com@edward2> for ; Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:02 +0000 Message-ID: <001301c80ad0$8f784b80$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] New Renesis super engine Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 20:00:25 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="Windows-1252"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 Boy! that is interesting, Phil. I viewed some of the videos but missed that announcement! Almost 20% more displacement and aluminum side housing (which would probably save around 20-30 lbs) in engine weight would really make my old RV-6A get up in the air in a hurry! Now, if we just knew if this would happen during my remaining flying days. Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil White" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 6:09 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] New Renesis super engine > *Did any of you notice this press release bit on the Mazda site that > showed the manufacturing video? Good things to come for lighter, more > powerful aviation engines!* > > * > Next Generation RENESIS (Rotary Engine 16X)* > > In developing the next-generation RENESIS, Mazda made a thoroughgoing > revision of engine dimensions including the trochoid rotor housing, > adopting a longer stroke and larger displacement of 1600cc (800cc x 2) > aimed to raise thermal efficiency and boost torque at all engine speeds. > By employing the Hydrogen RE design policy of a direct injection system > and aluminum side housing, as well as various other measures, we are > further promoting the rotary engine’s merits of light weight and compact > size. > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html