If you want an interesting project (albeit non-rotary) you could try a
Corvair engine. I have two neighbors building with the 100 hp
version, with one putting it in a KR-2S, and the other is taking C-150
pieces and attempting to make a tail-dragger version that is light
enough to meet LSA rules.
Seems like it could be an okay way to go if your single rotor
experiment doesn't work out.
Hi
Doug,
Thanks for the
thought, but I don't have any interest in the Corvair conversions. Some
people swear "by" them, and others swear "at" them. Not much in
between.
At the moment,
it's neck and neck between trying the single rotor, and just installing an
O-235. I'm sure there's far less pain and suffering involved in the
latter, but that may not stop me from trying the
former :-)
Rusty