Hi Brian;
I wasn't aware of anyone on this list building a BD4. Coincidently, just
last week an old friend of mine who has been talking about building a plane
since we were in high school, finally bought a BD4 project($9500cad). It's a
BD4 that was started in 1972 by a couple of teachers, then in 1975 after
their final inspection, but before first flight they had a falling out and
the plane was dismantled & sold. It has spent much of the last 30 years in a
barn and requires allot of work now. The engine isn't mounted any longer and
is a Lyc O-290, which is a little underpowered for a BD4.
Naturally I immediately suggested selling the Lyc and going with rotary
power. The original mount was cut up and a modified attempt was made to make
another (very unsuccessfully) sometime over the last few years, so he really
is starting the FWF from scratch.
If you have a web site or know of any good ones for the BD4/Rotary, I'd
like to pass them on to him, to help sway him over to the righteous side :-)

Todd Bartrim (defender of the faith)

RV9Endurance
13B Turbo Rotary
C-FSTB
http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm

            "The world will always have a place for those that bring hard
work and determination to the things they do."


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Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 7:34 PM
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Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 3-D work



Jarrett,

Great work!  How bout a design for the BD-4.  We have several builders
including myself working on BD-4 projects that intend to use the rotary
engine.