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Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:18:50 -0400
From: Ernest Christley <echristley@nc.rr.com>
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To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] 16X
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Ed Anderson wrote:
>
> The 16X promise more power 
> <http://www.leftlanenews.com/mazdas-16x-renesis-engine-delayed-but-still-progressing.html#> 
> and 30 percent better fuel economy than the rotary engine currently 
> used in the RX-8.
>
>  
>
30% better fuel economy?  I wonder how they measure that.  If properly 
leaned, the rotary competes well with a Lycoming.  If they can drop 30% 
off of that ... WOW!!