X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from pan.gwi.net ([207.5.128.165] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTPS id 2976277 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:44:35 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.5.128.165; envelope-from=silvius@gwi.net Received: from yourlk4rlmsu41 (bb-216-195-174-159.gwi.net [216.195.174.159]) by pan.gwi.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id m5KChqBE050335 for ; Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:43:56 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from silvius@gwi.net) Message-ID: <004b01c8d2db$9eb8ef90$9faec3d8@yourlk4rlmsu41> From: "Michael Silvius" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: rotary from Germany? Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:43:22 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0048_01C8D2B1.B2889900" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0048_01C8D2B1.B2889900 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In reading about the Diamond/ Thielert diesel woes on the weekly AOPA = E-buletin=20 " DIAMOND DESPERATE FOR ENGINE ALTERNATIVES Diamond Aircraft is seeking Canadian and FAA approval to put Lycoming = IO-360 engines on the DA42 Twin Star in place of diesel engines. = Thielert Aircraft Engines, the German company that built the original = diesel engine, remains in bankruptcy. Given emerging new technical = problems with the engine, Diamond officials said they are concerned = Thielert will not survive. In the meantime, Diamond and Austro Engine = are seeking approval to make parts and provide support for the Thielert = engine. Read more on AOPA Online." If you follow the Diamond and Austro Egine link through you eventually = arive at this bit. http://www.austroengine.at/products_31/rotary-engines/ "Over the last couple of years, the AE50R series, our 50 horsepower = rotary engine=20 product, has built a successful track record, with more than 700 = installations=20 in motorgliders and camcopters of two first class OEMs. Our rotary engines are small in size, lightweight, and absolutely low = vibration.=20 Their dependability and versatility has lead us to the development of a = larger,=20 stronger rotary engine, the IAE75R which will soon be available. " litle or almost no info on it but interesting anyhow.=20 Michael in Maine ------=_NextPart_000_0048_01C8D2B1.B2889900 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In = reading about=20 the Diamond/ Thielert diesel woes on the weekly AOPA E-buletin =
 

" DIAMOND DESPERATE FOR ENGINE = ALTERNATIVES
Diamond Aircraft is seeking = Canadian and=20 FAA approval to put Lycoming IO-360 engines on the DA42 Twin Star in = place of=20 diesel engines. Thielert Aircraft = Engines,=20 the German company that built the original diesel engine, remains in = bankruptcy.=20 Given emerging new technical problems with the engine, Diamond officials = said=20 they are concerned Thielert will not survive. In the meantime, Diamond and Austro = Engine=20 are seeking approval to make parts and provide support for the Thielert = engine.=20 Read more on AOPA=20 Online."

 
If you follow the Diamond and Austro Egine = link through=20 you eventually arive at this bit.
 
http://ww= w.austroengine.at/products_31/rotary-engines/
 
"Over the last couple of years, the = AE50R series,=20 our 50 horsepower rotary engine

product, has built a = successful track=20 record, with more than 700 installations

in=20 motorgliders and camcopters of two first class OEMs.

Our rotary=20 engines are small in size, lightweight, and absolutely low vibration.=20

Their=20 dependability and versatility has lead us to the development = of a=20 larger,

stronger rotary engine, the IAE75R which will soon = be=20 available. "

 
litle or almost no info on it but = interesting=20 anyhow.
 
Michael in = Maine
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