X-Junk-Score: 0 [] X-KAS-Score: 0 [] From: "Charlie England ceengland7@gmail.com" Received: from mail-lj1-f172.google.com ([209.85.208.172] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.4.0) with ESMTPS id 2792136 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 11 Jan 2024 22:35:40 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.208.172; envelope-from=ceengland7@gmail.com Received: by mail-lj1-f172.google.com with SMTP id 38308e7fff4ca-2cd7e348311so28168701fa.2 for ; Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:35:42 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20230601; t=1705030523; x=1705635323; darn=lancaironline.net; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=pDl7Ak6gG+xodS/48655FEaBOQpNShuPnBT1XjD6UBw=; b=RxMcNoSFqbQfCAns2HDFJFZS4tGrtEshjoNHGZmgdHfQ1Y8adZr/WhWVFW1zGY3Fgz qrxVR3+pIYUb9CmeMvSZSNuZbv117bLYUNyX38XLz+gc6rfMT/db7IMH8bhgKjLNj6mx b7tAvKkktNHlRxRm5PZ3NLdM+qiSnTJKzI+VVDrmWGX4cGqnW59yP03iZxa3IHdKrTcN Jx3XnmVJxQJVUh8uniygWXBez6hVebJxkKCZDcyaRRvjuMiPFThw+mjRd9U01sLimjfd DsmUI4my5k1M97yOs/pfka6MXCsixeIz5U8/jZbGgDoRSp16/hzbvO4Bwg9aKRrhdmbJ PZBQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1705030523; x=1705635323; h=to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=pDl7Ak6gG+xodS/48655FEaBOQpNShuPnBT1XjD6UBw=; b=CiVdx7orKX3IzCW1hCG7Rq2eAYtoSsS+OBnmBr5xruhJvPEVAK61+J8sf2bDcsMUa+ 3tzwC0VJfYRmCLgpFTcBpgMCZGNI8VN+pFk9r4l7YxjkTsr/St6iHfA1WQn0xgsgfQUl 5WqO19dRXJHlfgDylnJXhT8ic1O5M+fJ9XYIsUxjybYeN2O2OoIq+3MO9P4aHncKhJ3F i6MiRlHLx9FCdg55KpMkmiN81L1bVq9RdSI67fBzOonpP+quNB5BUpnlHLhWDlG7dDoX sjaQnqQ1t/W5TSH4VJ1qu2hawsKuyNV+JKg7U2IeBzZOo8lbXtSKZPCFX3OCrobGnfj7 K7vA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0YxxtH/CA1GSs0NVlJnrQO07O+RhHZ6rqyZzulkY2F5MOcVUbRY8 TXwUvE7ontIXtC8WW5yTOkY4qATjJ47maAOvq+v1neb5 X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IFETZ0N4HltQVo5PuVFSccKFmrA0S4KBAuusYRx6VHLp4ob30ce6/tljN+0a4CzS10D9LHlSniDB3yoaiT1xzM= X-Received: by 2002:a2e:5c44:0:b0:2cd:1d6e:74c9 with SMTP id q65-20020a2e5c44000000b002cd1d6e74c9mr247306ljb.48.1705030522868; Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:35:22 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 21:35:11 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Rotary revival? To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000a598ce060eb75a09" --000000000000a598ce060eb75a09 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 3:31=E2=80=AFPM Finn Lassen finn.lassen@verizon.net= < flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote: > Reading those old *Contact! *articles made me wonder what the rotary > roster looks like now. > > With the steep increase in Lycoming engines and their long (2 - 4 years) > lead time, I'm wondering why/if they're an increased interest in DIY rota= ry > engine installs. With 200 RWS PSRUs out there (even if most of them may b= e > 2.17:1) that's still a good supply of reasonably priced PSRUs. > > Is it that there are relatively few real experimenters out there or that > we're not really promoting the rotary? I know our most repeated statement > is: "If you just want to go fly bolt on a Lycoming, if you want to tinker > do an autoconversion". But with prices and lead times, does that still ho= ld > true? > > Finn\ > If the 16X makes it into production, and someone steps up with a well-debugged drive for it, it might mean a real resurgence in interest. But I'm afraid that the 13B/Renesis might be too 'old tech' for new guys coming into the market. It used to be the lightest option by far in its HP class, but now there are quite a few piston engines that can beat them in pwr/wt, without having to build a custom intake. I'd love to see the 16X be available. Charlie Virus-free.www.avast.com <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> --000000000000a598ce060eb75a09 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 3:31=E2=80=AFPM Finn Lassen= finn.lassen@verizon.net <= ;flyrotary@lancaironline.net= > wrote:
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Reading those old Contact! articles made me wonder what the rotary roster looks like now.

With the steep increase in Lycoming engines and their long (2 - 4 years) lead time, I'm wondering why/if they're an increased interest in DIY rotary engine installs. With 200 RWS PSRUs out there (even if most of them may be 2.17:1) that's still a good supply of reasonably priced PSRUs.

Is it that there are relatively few real experimenters out there or that we're not really promoting the rotary? I know our most repeated statement is: "If you just want to go fly bolt on a Lycoming, if you want to tinker do an autoconversion". But with prices and lead times, does that still hold true?

Finn\=

If the 16X makes it into production, and someone steps up with=C2= =A0a well-debugged=C2=A0drive for it, it might mean a real resurgence in in= terest. But I'm afraid that=C2=A0=C2=A0the 13B/Renesis might be too 'old tech&#= 39; for new guys coming into the market. It used to be the lightest option = by far in its HP class, but now there are quite a few piston engines that c= an beat them in pwr/wt, without having to build a custom intake.

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I'd l= ove to see the 16X be available.

Charlie

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