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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 11:56:48 -0700
From: Bob White <bob@bob-white.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Best practices
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Oops!  I forgot to put in a link to the site:

http://www.bob-white.com/rotary/

On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 11:55:16 -0700
Bob White <bob@bob-white.com> wrote:

> If anyone is interested, I set up a Wiki site on my server that could
> be used for documentaton purposes.  I've never done a Wiki before, so
> I'm just learning.  They way they work is anyone can enter or modify
> data as the see fit.  With a little extra work some formatting can be
> done but mostly, it's just a matter of typing stuff in or cut-and-past
> from the emails.  Links are made automatically.
> 
> The advantages are that it's easy to search for information, and no
> one person is needed to keep the site up to date.  The disadvantage is
> that anyone can change the info! (although in the case of malicious
> acts or mistakes, everything can be recovered).  Wiki proponents claim
> the results aren't as bad as they sound like they would be. :)
> 
> For an example page that I put in, do a search on "intake".
> 
> If this is successful, it can be spun off onto it's own web site. 
> Take a look and let me know what you think.
> 
> Bob White
> 
> On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 11:51:18 -0500
> randy echtinaw <rjechtinaw@ia4u.net> wrote:
> 
> > Gentlemen,
> >   Someone recently asked if anyone was documenting the successful 
> > applications of the rotary engine in aircraft. Unfortunately I
> > deleted
> >  the question but FWIW.  I am trying to keep a record for myself of 
> > anything I feel pertinent to my intended installation which will be
> > a  non turbo'ed  200-220 hp 13B or Renesis engine. In going back
> > through  my records I found the following:
> > 
> > There is a site entitled "Best installation practices" by Mr.
> > Wrathall
> >  
> >      members.aon.at/wrathall/rotary/  There is some good data here
> >      but
> >      
> > as far as I can tell nothing has been updated at this site since
> > March
> >  of 2003
> > 
> > A 2nd site, rotary.microcosman.com was to be started by Dean Head in
> >  August of 2002. This was to be an improvement of the Wrathall
> >  listing 
> > with all the do's and dont's of rotary engine installation. I just 
> > checked the site. I found several links to various rotary sites but
> > I  did not find anything resembling the above mentioned list.
> > 
> >    So, the short answer is no, no one is keeping a list of rotary
> >    do's
> >    
> > and dont's that I am aware of. I wish someone would. I would
> > volunteer
> >  except for two reasons A) I am a lurker here trying to learn and B)
> >  I
> >  
> > have never even seen a rotary engine. (A + B = totally
> > unqualified:(( 
> >  There is a tremendous amount of information on the FLYROTARY site
> >  but
> >  
> > specific answers are hard to find which is understandable because it
> >  seems that what works well today is outdated tomorrow with all the 
> > experimenting going on.
> >    I think I am in the same boat as many of the "lurkers" on this
> >    site. 
> > I have neither the time, the money or the engine experience to 
> > experiment. I will leave that to people with much more talent than
> > I. I  also do not have the $$$$$ to purchase a firewall forward
> > installation.  What I can do, and do well, is assemble my own engine
> > from proven parts  and/or designs of others.
> >    There are members out there offering engine mounts, intake
> >    runners,
> >    
> > exhausts, mufflers, PSRU's, spinners and soon to be be bell housings
> >  and propellers and probably more. Unfortunately, you have to be a 
> > member here for awhile before these suppliers reveal themselves as 
> > there is no listing for them.
> >     After 18 months on this list I finally got the nerve to ask my
> >     first 
> > really stupid question concerning inverted oil pickup. I had asked
> > this  question once before on "another" list so I held my hands over
> > my ears!  Lo and behold I immediately got several polite,
> > intelligent answers.  The lesson: No matter how stupid you think
> > your question is feel free  to ask it here, then I won't have to:))
> > Randy  (2 SkBolts down an Acro Sport 1 to go)
> >   
> >   
> 
> 
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