Robert Barnard wrote:

Forgive my ignorance please.  But I am new to the list and have a question.

What is the status of the Norton engine?

I recall it (Norton) is (atleast) a partialy air cooled rotary that has a
track record in aircraft (for target drones and recon).

Now made in Germany. See the ACRE NL for the web site under North West
Rotary Engines.

Has this engine been used for an aircraft expected to land, perhaps
repeatedly ;-)

Kiding aside.  The engine at one time was being pushed by Norton for  sale
at Oshkosh 90 as an option for custome aircraft.  It seemed to have some
advantages; air cooled, smaller sizes than Mazda (as small as 30 hp/fully
air cooled), and even simpler than Mazda (according to Norton).

Rob Barnard

 
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