Return-Path: Received: from corpprd-pxy2.canfor.ca ([198.162.160.3] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b3) with ESMTP id 94565 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 28 May 2004 11:50:26 -0400 Received: from canformail1.canfor.ca (canformail1.canfor.ca [199.60.193.29]) by corpprd-pxy2.canfor.ca (Build 103 8.9.3p2/NT-8.9.3) with ESMTP id IAA00712 for ; Fri, 28 May 2004 08:50:24 -0700 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] 50 HP rotary engine? Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 08:50:22 -0700 Message-ID: <1F17B59A61D4194095359264D24D22A2708C89@mailman.canfor.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C444CB.7C1CF960" X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] 50 HP rotary engine? X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Thread-Index: AcREUU2ix7vdlg7jQeu92CyAb5LkmwBY/qog From: "Bartrim, Todd" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C444CB.7C1CF960 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Rusty; Have you looked at Freedom motors? They've been around for awhile now = but I don't know if they are actually producing any motors yet. Last = year they were claiming to be about to begin selling them. Don't know if = they actually have. Prices are $5000 and $7000. IIRC the output was = something like 75hp & 150hp. They are related to the Moller Skycar, so I = don't know what that does for their credibility? At least they are a modern engine and parts availability shouldn't be = an issue if the company succeeds. On the other end of the scale... Back in the early 70's when over a = hundred manufactures built a snowmobile (Harley, Avon, to name a few, = hmmm I wonder if Tupperware got into it?:-), there were a few with = rotary engines in the 35-45hp range. Arctic Cat was probably the most = successful of these. I did a search and found a link to one on e-bay but = the link was dead. It may be fun to play with one of these but you'd = better be good at making parts on that mill of yours! Not too sure I'd = like to fly behind one. S. Todd Bartrim Turbo 13B RX-9endurance C-FSTB http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -Albert Einstein ------_=_NextPart_001_01C444CB.7C1CF960 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: [FlyRotary] 50 HP rotary engine?

Hi = Rusty;
        = Have you looked at Freedom motors? They've = been around for awhile now but I don't know if they are actually = producing any motors yet. Last year they were claiming to be about to = begin selling them. Don't know if they actually have. Prices are $5000 = and $7000.  IIRC the output was something like 75hp & 150hp. = They are related to the Moller Skycar, so I don't know what that does = for their credibility?

        At least they are a modern engine and parts = availability shouldn't be an issue if the company = succeeds.
        = On the other end of the scale... Back in = the early 70's when over a hundred manufactures built a snowmobile = (Harley, Avon, to name a few, hmmm I wonder if Tupperware got into = it?:-), there were a few with rotary engines in the 35-45hp range. = Arctic Cat was probably the most successful of these. I did a search and = found a link to one on e-bay but the link was dead. It may be fun to = play with one of these but you'd better be good at making parts on that = mill of yours! Not too sure I'd like to fly behind = one.

S. Todd = Bartrim
Turbo = 13B
RX-9endurance
C-FSTB
http://www3.telus.= net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm

        "Imagination is more important than = knowledge"
        =         =         =         =         -Albert Einstein


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