X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.7) with ESMTP id 1881318 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 03 Mar 2007 21:30:54 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.72; envelope-from=rusty@radrotary.com Received: from ibm70aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20070304022959.ERAY22485.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm70aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Sat, 3 Mar 2007 21:29:59 -0500 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm70aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20070304022959.XTTR448.ibm70aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sat, 3 Mar 2007 21:29:59 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: new "project" fo Rusty Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 20:29:58 -0600 Message-ID: <015d01c75e05$01344a40$6e01a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_015E_01C75DD2.B699DA40" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6822 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Importance: Normal Thread-Index: Acdd/xcpvTFHPBiQQZKKmsKpL161VQABAxiw In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_015E_01C75DD2.B699DA40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Go with the ROtax for now!! Play with the 1-rotor on a go-cart structure if you must go at speed! =20 Maybe you should change the engine size if you want to play with = rotaries: Instead of going after the Mazda-Single Rotor, try to make the Mid-West/NOrton/Diamond 2-rotor a pressure-oil lubricated version! =20 =20 Hi Thomas, =20 The single rotor (using stock Mazda parts) will suffer in the power to weight department, but won't really be any worse than the average = Subaru. Unfortunately, 80-100 HP and 230 lbs is really too much for a single = place Dominator. It can be done, but probably isn't the best idea, = particularly for a newbie gyro pilot. One of the reasons I chose the Dominator is because it has an impeccable reputation for being safe, and forgiving. =20 =20 I already have a small trailer that I was planning to make into a mobile test stand for the single rotor. That's probably still the safest way = to proceed. Once I get it all tested (mostly worried about the Autoflight drive), I can find something to put it in. This really isn't a bad = plan, because it gives me a stock gyro to fly, and a rotary project to tinker with. Maybe by the time I'm ready to install it, someone will come out = with lighter housings. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_015E_01C75DD2.B699DA40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Go with the ROtax for now!!
Play with the 1-rotor on a go-cart structure if you must go at = speed!
 
Maybe you should change the engine size if you want to play with=20 rotaries:
Instead of going after the Mazda-Single Rotor, try to make the=20 Mid-West/NOrton/Diamond 2-rotor a pressure-oil lubricated = version!  
 
Hi=20 Thomas,
 
The single=20 rotor (using stock Mazda parts) will suffer in the power to weight = department,=20 but won't really be any worse than the average Subaru.  = Unfortunately,=20 80-100 HP and 230 lbs is really too much for a single place = Dominator.  It=20 can be done, but probably isn't the best idea, particularly for a newbie = gyro=20 pilot.  One of the reasons I chose the Dominator is because it = has an=20 impeccable reputation for being safe, and forgiving.  =
 
I already=20 have a small trailer that I was planning to make into a mobile test = stand for=20 the single rotor.  That's probably still the safest way to = proceed. =20 Once I get it all tested (mostly worried about the Autoflight drive), I = can find=20 something to put it in.  This really isn't a bad plan, because it = gives me=20 a stock gyro to fly, and a rotary project to tinker = with.  Maybe by=20 the time I'm ready to install it, someone will come out = with lighter=20 housings.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty=20  =20
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