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Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 09:56:48 -0500
From: "Thomas Jakits" <rotary.thjakits@gmail.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: new "project" fo Rusty
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RB-alu side housings, make it a P-port and you are way ahead of the
weight-game...!!

...... and way into the spending money game! :))

Thomas


On 3/3/07, Russell Duffy <rusty@radrotary.com> wrote:
>
>  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 rotaries:
> Instead of going after the Mazda-Single Rotor, try to make the
> Mid-West/NOrton/Diamond 2-rotor a pressure-oil lubricated version!
>
> Hi Thomas,
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Cheers,
> Rusty
>

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<div>RB-alu side housings, make it a P-port and you are way ahead of the weight-game...!!</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>...... and way into the spending money game! :))</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Thomas<br><br>&nbsp;</div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/3/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Russell Duffy</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:rusty@radrotary.com">rusty@radrotary.com</a>&gt; wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">
<div><span class="q">
<div>Go with the ROtax for now!!</div>
<div>Play with the 1-rotor on a go-cart structure if you must go at speed!</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Maybe you should change the engine size if you want to play with rotaries:</div>
<div>Instead of going after the Mazda-Single Rotor, try to make the Mid-West/NOrton/Diamond 2-rotor a pressure-oil lubricated version!&nbsp;<span><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000">&nbsp;</font></span></div>
<div><span></span>&nbsp;</div></span>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000">Hi Thomas,</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000"></font></span>&nbsp;</div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000">The single rotor (using stock Mazda parts) will suffer in the power to weight department, but won&#39;t really be any worse than the average Subaru.&nbsp; Unfortunately, 80-100 HP and 230 lbs is really too much for a single place Dominator.&nbsp; It can be done, but probably isn&#39;t the best idea, particularly for a newbie gyro pilot.&nbsp;&nbsp;One of the reasons I chose the Dominator is because it has an impeccable reputation for being safe, and forgiving.&nbsp; 
</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000"></font></span>&nbsp;</div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000">I already have a small trailer that I was planning to make into a mobile test stand for the single rotor.&nbsp; That&#39;s probably still the safest way to proceed.&nbsp; Once I get it all tested (mostly worried about the Autoflight drive), I can find something to put it in.&nbsp; This really isn&#39;t a bad plan, because it gives me a stock gyro to fly, and a rotary project to tinker with.&nbsp;&nbsp;Maybe by the time I&#39;m ready to install it, someone will come out with&nbsp;lighter housings.&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000"></font></span>&nbsp;</div>
<div><span><font face="Arial" color="#ff0000">Cheers,</font></span></div>
<div><font face="Arial"><font color="#ff0000"><span>Rusty </span><span><font size="+0">&nbsp; </font></span></font></font></div></div></blockquote></div><br>

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