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I don't really see a benefit to a supercharger. Althought the turbo is possibly heavier, the muffler can be lighter due to the exhaust energy being partially used up by the turbo. the Supercharged engine would have to carry a heavier muffler system, offsetting any savings there.

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From: Bryan Winberry <bryanwinberry@bellsouth.net>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Fri, Jan 21, 2011 5:50 pm
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Supercharged Rotary

I believe Bobby Hughes in Austin is whom you’re thinking of.

Bryan

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Dwayne Parkinson
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 6:59 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Supercharged Rotary

I didn't see a reply to this so I'll take a shot. YES. There's at least one super charged rotary installation. I believe it's somewhere in Texas.

You may also be interested in this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06yxb5-HvxA

Happy building / flying

From: Dustin Lobner <dmlobner@gmail.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Sun, January 9, 2011 4:21:08 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Supercharged Rotary

Hi everyone,

If going with an intake boosting system, everything I've heard so far is for using turbos. Has anyone ever used a supercharger? I can't help but think that a supercharger would be a) more rugged b) easier/simpler to install and c) lighter weight (for the whole install) compared to a turbo. I also know that your efficiency is going to be down compared to a turbo.

What I was thinking was using something like this: http://www.procharger.com/pdf/C-1.pdf <--- beware it's a 3MB file.

Thoughts?

Dustin
Rockford, IL