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Jeffrey F. Smith wrote:

hi all,
i'm new to this forum and rotary engines.  the kit i am considering needs
275-300 hp.  is anybody out there using a rotary for this much power.  i am
not real comfortable with turbos.  can just porting changes give this kind
of power without hugh reliability loses?  finally, is anyone working with
the 3 rotor version of the mazda engine?  thanks for your input.
Jeffrey F. Smith,  President
Informed Access Solutions, Inc.

Yes people are flying with the three rotor, so far the three that have
flown have been turbos. With peripheral porting such as PowerSport
is using it is possible to obtain about 100 HP per rotor so a normally
aspirated three rotor would have about 300 HP at 6000 RPM. If you don't 
mind running it faster with a 3:1 PSRU you could probably get
350 HP at around 7500 to 8000 RPM for takeoff. Also Tom Jordan is
about to fly with a supercharged two rotor. A supercharged three
rotor is also possible of coures. I suspect you will pay a slight
fuel penalty. We will know more in the near future as Tom will
soon fly his airplane.

Paul Lamar
 
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