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While I am in favor of the rotary, it is worth saying that none of the 
very few currently flying turbo rotaries have had trouble free 
installations.

I know of John Slade and Dave Leonard, and both have had more than one 
turbo failure in the process of finding what works.

I do not know if Mistral is currently selling its turbo version.

What sort of runway length and density altitude are we talking about, 
where you intend to operate?
Dave

Thomas Mann wrote:
>
> A two rotor engine produce close to 200 hp at 291 LBS (132 KGS)
>
> A two rotor with turbo can produce 230 hp at 328 LBS (149 KGS)
>
> A three rotor engine can produce 300hp at 390 LBS (177 KGS)
>
> *From:* Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] 
> *On Behalf Of *Gonzalo A. Giménez Celis
> *Sent:* Saturday, August 22, 2009 3:05 PM
> *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft
> *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Three or two?
>
> Hi group. As I told in previous questions, I’m building a Cozy MK IV, 
> and I like the Rotary idea. I would like to have between 200 and 250 
> HP, since in Chile we don’t have such long runways like in the U.S. 
> and is a pretty mountainous country. Regarding this, which way is 
> better, a three or two rotor engine? Is the three rotor too heavy? Can 
> I use a turbo in a two rotor engine without affecting reliability and 
> weight? Etc…
>
> Thanks.
>
> Gonzalo
>
> Chile
>