Jim Sower wrote:

I thought about that for a little while.  Isolating the engines from one another (and therefore from the drive system) seemed to dictate a flexible PSRU (read rubber band) which is (quite literally) what they had.  Then I have to find a way to disengage the props so they can free wheel.  Again, rubber band or an overrunning clutch.  I don't know where to find either one that can absorb the power generated by a 13B.  And of course TWO Suzukis with drive train weighed in roughly equivalent to an O-360 where ONE 13B weighs about that much.  Seemed like way too ambitious a project for a guy my age, particularly since it's not at all clear what I'd actually have at the end of the day.  At the very least, a hideously heavy, gawd awful hot Cozy or Velocity with some
multi engine safety features bought at the expense of very high landing speeds, and about double the fuel consumption which would be a serious decrease in range.  Nope.  I'll just have to stick with the devil(s) I know in this case.
Just  a theory,      Jim S.

Jim. Not two Mazda's. Two Wankel GmbH from Germany. 
They weigh about 100 pounds each. See the ACRE NL web site.

Paul Lamar
 
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