X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from martinag.com.au ([202.5.168.210] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.7) with SMTP id 3116657 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:41:48 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=202.5.168.210; envelope-from=andrew@martinag.com.au Received: (qmail 13159 invoked from network); 6 Sep 2008 01:31:10 -0000 Received: from pc-00102.martinag.com.au (192.168.0.102) by gateway.martinag.com.au (192.168.0.4) with ESMTP; 06 Sep 2008 01:31:10 -0000 Message-Id: From: Andrew Martin To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v926) Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: New rotary engine-mazda points on design Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 09:40:40 +0800 References: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.926) George Lots of us are playing with the pre-production and test Renesis engines in our aircraft now without problems as thats what was available when trying to acquire one, unless of course you managed to side swipe a RX-8 on the highway and buy the wreck from the insurance company. I can't wait to see a car on the road with one of these 16X engines in it. (joking of course) Andrew Martin ALW speed 4000, Renesis. RWS everything. Western Australia. On 06/09/2008, at 5:48 AM, George Lendich wrote: > Ed, > I was wondering about all that and hope any gains aren't negated by > the removal of some highly tuned and complicated intake manifold, > that won't fit into a cowl- like the Renesis manifold. > > There is also the concern of how good the surface treatment of the > aluminium side housing are going to be. I guess only time will tell. > I hate the first release of anything like this, it invariably has > problems. > > Then there's the complexity of injection and the very high pressure > of direct injection, as well as the associated hardware and much > needed software to make it all work. > > Those sorts of things tend to temper my enthusiasm or am I just > jaded through old age. > George (down under) >> Thanks, Marc. >> >> What can I say but ...Drool..... >> >> Can't wait!! I was contemplating a point and time to swap out my >> old 91 >> turbo block for a Renesis - and now I believe the ideal time is >> when they >> come out with the 16X. Can you imagine approx 40 more HP and less >> weight >> than the current 13B - Lycomings wouldn't even be in the game {:>)!! >> >> Like I said ...Drool.... >> >> Ed Anderson >> >> Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered >> >> Matthews, NC >> >> eanderson@carolina.rr.com >> >> http://www.andersonee.com >> >> http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW >> >> http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Rotary motors in aircraft >> [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On >> Behalf Of Marc Wiese >> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 9:22 PM >> To: Rotary motors in aircraft >> Subject: [FlyRotary] New rotary engine-mazda points on design >> >> Fellow Rotary Enthusiast: >> >> Some nice info on the new Mazda 16x RE at the following: >> >> >> >> http://www.mazda.com/mazdaspirit/rotary/16x/ >> >> >> -- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive and UnSub: >> http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >> signature >> database 3267 (20080714) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >> signature >> database 3267 (20080714) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> -- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >