Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #19480
From: George Lendich <lendich@optusnet.com.au>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: RX8 P-Port
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 10:42:43 +1000
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Jerry,

The bridge PP is to stop the very thin and flexible seals from being spit
out the hole - but your also spot on with other stuff like overlap.

I claim rights to the first RX8 PP design, but of course everyone can use
it.

I thought you were going with the beam mount as it's your design?

The biggest cost by far is the machining cost, I wouldn't lumber the builder
to do the machining because it must be precise, but for someone with the
skills, they would save themselves money. I'm working on the machining costs
to get them down

For instance Butch will be doing his own and will be testing the design -
for those that don't knew he's an Aviation engineer and my project partner.
He is currently looking at costings as well and will be handling the US
market, so everyone in the US will be dealing with someone they know and
trust. I'm hoping he will get to all the air shows with what ever other
products we develop as well!
We will get there!
George

My biggest concern in costing
> Wow,  I had not even considered the RX-8, but you are right about the
> bridge port.    No overlap so  it can open early   and  the bridge
> ports can be  quite wide too so they will have lots of capacity. This
> may be the ultimate  engine.  Jerry
>
> Ps.  George I am looking forward to plugging one  of your bell housings
> into my fixture.   Are  you going to deliver the castings with the mill
> work done or will that be up to the builder?
>
>
> On Friday, March 25, 2005, at 06:09 PM, George Lendich wrote:
>
> > Jerry,
> >
> > Here's the latest - my design for the Rx8 P-Port.
> >
> > It is a bridged P-port as the Rx8 apex seals are very narrow and
> > flexible -
> > not to be used with P-exhaust housings , for obvious reasons.
> >
> > The green circle is your 1.6 PP.
> >
> > George (down under)
> >
> >> Suddenly there is a lot of interest in P ports.  I think at least 6
> >> different versions are being built or at least dreamed about.  There
> >> is
> >> one mentioned yesterday on the other list that will basically be a
> >> race
> >> engine:  300 hp at 9000 rpm!!  Trouble with that number is that it
> >> does
> >> not compute.  I think 400 hp at 9000 rpm would be more like it.  This
> >> is a different world from the wimpy little 220 hp at 6000 rpm engine I
> >> am building.
> >>
> >>      Anyway, last week I posted a drawing of the intake plenum I
> >> planned
> >> to build but since then it has gotten a lot better. Here is the new
> >> version.  The air filter goes where the alternator was located on the
> >> stock engine.       Jerry
> >>
> >>
> >
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