Wrathall Mark wrote:

Mark wrote>
Bruce, sorry for the cheap shot regarding the delivery date, but Paul has
taught us all to be sceptical of new propulsion developments. Your target
volume production (assuming that is what will drive down the price) date of
Aug 2002  is only about 18 months away. A Target price of $2500 for the 530
is great news, as the ~$8000+ prices for the Mid-west and Wankel GmbH
haven't exactly been competitive.

The list members in general wish your company great success in the aviation
market. The list is here to promote Rotary engines. We also recognise you
have commercial interests which you wish to keep to yourself. Would you
please consider informing the list members of your companies experiences
developing the engine to it's current state, and keeping us informed of your
challenges as development and production continue.

Many of us with plans for aircraft smaller than could resonably take a 13B
have kept an eye on Wankel Germany, Midwest and Freedom via the respective
websites. All three of you (now two) have limited access to the kind of
information required to make an informed decision about the suitablity of
the engine.

Tracy Crook at RWS has gained the respect of this whole group by his
openess, sharing the successes, failures, design considerations, and
production challenges of his products. This has made it very easy for all to
assess his committment and integrity. The result can be seen in his market
share for Rotary EFI units and now redrives.

Paul's question about housing anti-wear coating process is a good example.
Are you willing to share your experiences which us?

If your engines are to be available in 18 months time, and you have any
interest in getting any positioned in experimental aviation, you will have a
lead time between supplying engines and a flying presence at Oshkosh and S&F
(until which the general public will be very sceptical). By supplying
information such as interface drawings in advance, people can start working
issues like PSRU, preliminary exhaust layout, and mount configuration.

Mark Wrathall

 
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