Hi Jeff,
590 hours in 12 years. However, I have only flow a few hours in the last 3 years, mainly to Sun & Fun and other Flyins. Just got too busy with other things (my small business in electronics is growing)
I have a 1987 Turbo 13B sitting in my shop as well as various parts such as an extra e shaft, ignition modules, CAS, etc.
The only information I have ever seen on TBO of a rotary in aircraft use was done by a German University for the Wankle institution - and they estimate 4000 hour TBO. Since I would have been happy
with 1000 hours - I have not worried about it. Tracy did some measurements at around the 800 hour point on his original junk yard 13B and found hardly any wear on the parts designed to wear (like apex seals). So it appears once you have your engine set up
and past the teething problems you can expect a long run time.
Ed
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 12:48 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: The rotary may live.
Hey Ed, how many hours do you have now, in how many years - 500 hrs in 10 years, something like that?
What is the likely TBO in your configuration and flight profile - 1000, 1500?
How many useable spare core parts do you have sitting on the shelf?
We had all better keep our existing engines alive and stop dreaming about 16Xs
frankly Im surprised Mazda has toughed it out with the rotary this long.
Happily flying mine these days, approaching 60 hours
Jeff
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"Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
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Re: [FlyRotary] The rotary may live.
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Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:55:51 -0400
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"Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Thanks, Sam
One can only hope it will be in the not so distant future.
Ed
Edward L. Anderson
Anderson Electronic Enterprises LLC
305 Reefton Road
Weddington, NC 28104
http://www.andersonee.com
http://www.eicommander.com
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