Howard Wilkinson wrote:

Anybody know what the rotary engine refered to as an "814" used in the
Sorrell Hyperlite featured in this month's Experimenter is??
Described as being 75 Hp and weighing in at 115 lbs.... The pictures
show it as a twin rotor engine.  Plugs are on the left as installed in
the aircraft, exhaust on the right.  Looks to be all aluminum.

    Is this an NSU or Sachs rotary of some kind???    I was also
curious about the Suzuki motor cycles introduced in about '76 or '77
...The RE5.... I never heard much about the..... are they a viable
power plant in the 50 hp range??

                                                H.W.

I am surprised Experimenter did not say what it was.
It is a German Wankel GmbH product.
Their web site is on our web site.
http://www.wankel-rotary.com/

You do have a browser don't you Howard? :-)

Here is the specs on the heavy fuel (diesel fuel) version.

Modell
                                      LOCR - 814 TD
 Design
                                      twin rotor injected engine,
naturally aspirated
 Dim. [mm] L x W x H 
                                      503 x 388 x 399
 Weight [kg] Engine
                                      50,0
 Performance [kW(hp)]   
 at speed [rpm]
                                      24 (33) Standard         40 (56)
Special design   
                                      3600                          
6000 
 Torque [Nm]   
 at speed [rpm] 
                                      72  
                                      3600
 Displacement [cm³]
                                      814
 BCFC [g/kWh]
                                      330, naturally aspirated
 Fuel
                                      Heavy Fuel/ Diesel / F-34 or F-40  
                                      Jet-A / F-54 / F-75 / JP-4 / JP-5
/ JP-8 
 Motor oil
                                      SAE 30 / SAE 15 W 40 (MIL-L-2104
C)
 Ignition unit
                                      Bosch - TSZ/H
 electric starter
                                      12 V / 900 W
 spark plug
                                      BERU-14-4 DPO
 Standard specifikation
                                      Engine equipment with electric
starter, direct injection system,
                                      spark plug, oilfilter, oil cooler
 Options
                                      exhaust muffler, water/oil
radiator, intake airfilter/silencer,
                                      alternator



Paul Lamar
 
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