DOES ANYONE SPEAK FRENCH.....
It looks like the french are staying aloof again.   Anyone speaking

french

can check out the below URL and tell us what it says.....   Apparently

this

has been going on for a while (in quiet)????.   This is a true aircraft
engine based on the Wankel( but sure looks like a mazda) and has

undergone

rigereous testing.   This is for real!

John Slade wrote:

I speak enough French to get by. Here's a summary....

Its a Swiss school project. The URL describes a 4 year project to develop
the Wankel rotary for aviation use. Many of the usual arguments for rotarys
are given. The first stage of the project is to develop three prototypes. I
think these are 160, 200 and 240 HP. Stage 2 is to get certification,
production and make this a commercial enterprise. System will have constant
speed prop and EFI.

I couldn't find any dates for delivery or completion of each stage, but a
lot of it is written in past tense so I think they're fairly well along.

First impression is that this is worth a full and complete translation by
someone who knows French much better that I do.
John Slade
Cozy MKIV #757 Http://kgarden.com/cozy

 
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