Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #18684
From: Russell Duffy <13brv3@bellsouth.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: peripheral ports
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 12:56:46 -0600
To: 'Rotary motors in aircraft' <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Thanks, Richard....I may just order the Racing Beat lightweight aluminum housings. They are available unported, stock ported or street ported, etc.  Paul Conner 
 
Good luck.  The rear and intermediate housings have been available for quite some time, but the front housing has been "almost ready" for a couple years now.  The last time I talked to them was January, and I got the same story.  
 
BTW, when you call them, ask how they feel about peripheral ports in aircraft use, and you may forget the whole thing.  Using the PP for aircraft can certainly be done, but there's no slam dunk recipe for it at the moment, unless you want to buy a Powerports engine.  At the moment, there are some good projects going on, but until they get to the point of flying, and providing real world data, it's far from a sure thing. 
 
There's also considerable doubt whether a good PP engine can actually out produce a good side port (ported REW housings) engine in the rpm's we're running.  I'd be willing to bet that the side port will be more civilized across the rpm range too.  
 
Don't take this wrong.  I desperately want to see some of these project get completed, and I hope it's a great as they think it will be.  Just can't say for sure until it actually happens. 
 
Cheers,
Rusty
   
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