Barry Gardner wrote:

Yikes, Paul. BSFC of .425 to .43! Wow! And at Jet A prices, no
less.

What's involved in making a rotary run Jet A?

Barry Gardner
Wheaton, IL

You can buy one from Wankel Germany. See the web site. Too hard to modifiy a
Mazda
I would guess. Plus you need that real high pressure direct injection
pump.

Jeff Spitzer wrote:

Correct in more ways than one.  The RPI engine was actually a repackaged
Wankel GmbH engine all along.  The one shown in the picture was RPI's dream
engine that never happened (the prototype shown would float.)  The 2-rotor
version for the Hunter UAV was heavily tested.

Jeff Spitzer

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