Jim Brewer wrote:

Paul,
Got this back from Freedom about the rotary engine spinoff from Moller.  Jim
Brewer

From: Freedom Motors, Inc. <fm@freedom-motors.com>
To: Alpha Computer Systems <alpha@CONCORDNC.COM>
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 7:42 AM
Subject: RE: Engine

Dear Mr. Brewer,

Thanks for your inquiry.  The engine is not yet in mass production.  We
expect to begin pre-production (2000 engines per year) by Q1 of 2001.  We
are concentrating our efforts now on customers with large-scale
manufacturing requirements, such as boat and hybrid vehicle manufacturers.
We will have dealerships set up at some point in the near future for
customers with smaller-scale requirements.

Projected engine prices are as follows:

Twin-rotor 1060cc 74 lbs. $3,300
Single-rotor 530cc 52 lbs. $2,250

Volume discounts will apply to commitments of 100 units or more.

Sincerely,

Wendy Conklin
Office Manager

That 1060cc ought to put out about 150 HP. Looks like it would make a pretty
good aircraft engine for the low end. Perhaps a Mazda/Toyota Jatco auto TX gear
set could provide a good psru.

Paul Lamar

Scott Gettings wrote:

150 HP  from 74 lbs??  Is that right? The 13B bare block without flywheel  weighs 160  lb.

Scott Gettings

Its an all aluminum engine Scott. Well not the rotors and e-shaft. That is less PSRU too 
and maybe 8000 RPM. The Mazda 13B is about 1300 cc as I recall. Jeff Spitzer 
was project engineer on this engine while he was with Moller.

Paul Lamar
 
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