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 5.2.2) with ESMTP id 2873107 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:48:13 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 ([75.191.186.236]) by cdptpa-omta02.mail.rr.com with SMTP id <20080426144733.GXKC1070.cdptpa-omta02.mail.rr.com@edward2> for ; Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:47:33 +0000 Message-ID: <000901c8a7ac$7cdc6050$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: 1600 CC rotary Development engine Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:47:44 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C8A78A.F5833000" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C8A78A.F5833000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I know that Mike ---er...Mark {:>). When the brain slows but the = fingers do not - strange things happens at the keyboard. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mark Steitle=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 10:31 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 1600 CC rotary Development engine Ed,=20 Cool video. Love that sound! Too bad the 3-rotor will likely never = be produced in mass again. Good thing it will most likely outlast my = flying career. =20 Mark (not Mike) On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 8:29 AM, Ed Anderson = wrote: Ah, Mike. You think perhaps you joke about the 24B. Take a look at = the video of this Mazda Concept car With perhaps a 24B in it!!! If the = 2 rotor 1600cc is suppose to put out around 250HP the 3 rotor 1600 = should blow everything with pistons out of the air (figurative speaking = of course) http://www.mazdarxnews.com/ Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mark Steitle=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 8:55 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 1600 CC rotary Development engine ...and I may just wait for the 24B. ;-) Mark On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 7:14 AM, Ed Anderson = wrote: Glad you got it off, Bob. Sometimes having been there before = can pay off {:>) Yes, compared to the car installation, even our busiest aircraft = installation looks anemic. Well, rather than replace my older 91 13B with a Renesis, I may = just wait for the 16B (but, I won't hold my breath {:>)) Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob White" = To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 9:55 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 1600 CC rotary Development engine Hi Ed, Your off list help on the number of studs on the RX-7 throttle = body paid off. I never could see the fourth nut, but I stuck a socket = and extension on the fourth corner and it locked on to something. = After turning it a while, the throttle body came right off. I always wondered why people would let the oil injector feed = lines get brittle and crack without checking them once in a while. Now = I know. Who the hell could ever find them without a shop manual. = There are more hoses, wires, and devices attached to that engine and I = don't even want to know what they are for. The 1600 cc engine is beautiful, thanks for the pictures. If = they put it in a car, they will add so much junk that you won't ever = see the engine. I like old cars with a few modern improvements, like = electronic ignition and EFI. This week I started my '74 Suburban for the = first time in a year. It has electronic ignition, manual choke, and = an electric fuel pump. After charging the battery overnight, it = started right up. After 60 miles on the highway it was running as = good as ever. (That only cost me about 25 bucks for gas which is why = it hadn't been started for a year.) Bob W. On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:18:16 -0400 "Ed Anderson" wrote: Things been a bit quite of recently. How about a view of = the 1600 cc rotary under development by Mazda. Those aluminum side = housing sure look nice. Rotor is thinner but larger in diameter with a = larger throw on the eccentric shaft for more torque at all rpm. Saving = my pennies. Ed The message is ready to be sent with the following file or = link attachments: 13SparkPlugs.jpg Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs = may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. = Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are = handled. --=20 N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 - http://www.bob-white.com 3.8 Hours Total Time and holding Cables for your rotary installation - = http://roblinstores.com/cables/ -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html=20 -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C8A78A.F5833000 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I know that Mike ---er...Mark = {:>).  When=20 the brain slows but the fingers do not - strange things happens at the=20 keyboard.
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Mark = Steitle=20
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 = 10:31=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 1600 = CC rotary=20 Development engine

Ed,

Cool video.  Love that sound!  = Too bad=20 the 3-rotor will likely never be produced in mass again.  Good = thing it=20 will most likely outlast my flying career. 

Mark (not=20 Mike)


On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 8:29 AM, Ed Anderson = <eanderson@carolina.rr.com&g= t;=20 wrote:
Ah, Mike.  You think perhaps = you joke=20 about the 24B.  Take a look at the video of this Mazda Concept = car With=20 perhaps a 24B in it!!!  If the 2 rotor 1600cc is suppose to put = out=20 around 250HP the 3 rotor 1600 should blow everything with pistons = out of the=20 air (figurative speaking of course)
 
 
Ed
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Mark Steitle
To:=20 Rotary = motors in=20 aircraft
Sent:=20 Saturday, April 26, 2008 8:55 AM
Subject:=20 [FlyRotary] Re: 1600 CC rotary Development engine

...and I may just wait for the 24B. =20 ;-)

Mark

On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 7:14 AM, Ed = Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> wrote:
Glad=20 you got it off, Bob.  Sometimes having been there before = can pay=20 off {:>)

Yes, compared to the car installation, even = our=20 busiest aircraft installation looks anemic.

Well, rather = than=20 replace my older 91 13B with  a Renesis, I may just wait = for the=20 16B (but, I won't hold my breath {:>))

Ed
----- = Original=20 Message ----- From: "Bob White" <bob@bob-white.com>
To: "Rotary motors = in=20 aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: = Friday, April=20 25, 2008 9:55 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 1600 CC rotary = Development=20 engine


Hi=20 Ed,

Your off list help on the number of studs on the = RX-7=20 throttle body paid
off.  I never could see the fourth = nut, but=20 I stuck a socket and
extension on the fourth corner and it = locked=20 on to something.  After
turning it a while, the = throttle body=20 came right off.

I always wondered why people would let = the oil=20 injector feed lines get
brittle and crack without checking = them=20 once in a while.  Now I know.
Who the hell could ever = find=20 them without a shop manual.  There are
more hoses, = wires, and=20 devices attached to that engine and I don't even
want to = know what=20 they are for.

The 1600 cc engine is beautiful, thanks = for the=20 pictures.  If they put
it in a car, they will add so = much junk=20 that you won't ever see the
engine.

I like old cars = with a=20 few modern improvements, like electronic
ignition and EFI.=20  This week I started my '74 Suburban for the = first
time in a=20 year.  It has electronic ignition, manual choke, and=20 an
electric fuel pump.  After charging the battery = overnight,=20 it started
right up.  After 60 miles on the highway it = was=20 running as good as
ever.  (That only cost me about 25 = bucks=20 for gas which is why it
hadn't been started for a = year.)

Bob=20 W.





On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:18:16 = -0400
"Ed=20 Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> = wrote:

Things=20 been a bit quite of recently.  How about a view of the = 1600 cc=20 rotary under development by Mazda.  Those aluminum side = housing=20 sure look nice.  Rotor is thinner but larger in = diameter with a=20 larger throw on the eccentric shaft for more torque at all = rpm.=20  Saving my pennies.

Ed

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