Return-Path: Received: from mtiwmhc11.worldnet.att.net ([204.127.131.115] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b3) with ESMTP id 93736 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 27 May 2004 22:20:21 -0400 Received: from unknown (250.birmingham-06-08rs.al.dial-access.att.net[12.74.164.250]) by worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc11) with SMTP id <20040528022011111008pm5oe>; Fri, 28 May 2004 02:20:12 +0000 Message-ID: <002101c4445a$315de900$faa44a0c@unknown> From: "Michael D. Callahan" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: 50 HP rotary engine? Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 21:19:21 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 David, Those will undoubtedly be 600cc Nortons (Midwest aircraft conversions). They are closer to 100hp each. They were also $20K new. Mike C. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Carter" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 8:58 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: 50 HP rotary engine? > Rusty, three blocks from my house in Nederland, Texas (next south of > Beaumont, off I10 30 miles from Tex-Louisianna border) there is an old > British air boat that has been sitting for years. It has two small rotary > engines to run the air boat prop(s?). I tried to check the data plates a > few years ago - don't see any record of the info in my files. I'll go look > if you want. HP could be 35 to 50. > > David > 409-722-7259 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 8:15 PM > Subject: [FlyRotary] 50 HP rotary engine? > > > > Greetings, > > > > I've pretty much talked myself out of using the heavy 4-cyl engine that I > > got with my Airbike project, and am officially in the market for an > engine. > > I need something around 50 HP, and around 100 lb, and I'd love to find > some > > sort of rotary engine that fits my requirements. Does anyone know of such > > an engine that's currently available? > > > > Thanks, > > Rusty (remember, friends don't let friends fly 2-strokes) > > > > > > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html