Hello Ken:
Yes, I have looked at some of Pauls site, "ACRE NL web site,
http://home.earthlink.net/~rotaryeng/", but we need to take the information
much much further. Most of what I looked at, are just pictures of his
drawings and of his plane, but Not the real cad files, with the info you would
need, to make/duplicate what he has already done. We need to focus more on
just the rotary and it's problems/fixes, if we all hope to see a
lot of them out there flying safely some day. I was told there are about a
1000 people on this list. How many here, are actually flying the
rotary out of a 1000? You say you have been on this list for two years now so
you have a better idea of the big picture than me,
I have only been on it about a month or so, mostly lurking, so I'm still
learning. I know from tracys book, he has been flying the rotary for 3-4
years now, testing. I have to ask you all, how long do you want to wait for
this all to happen, 1, 2 ,3, 4, 5+ years? We know the basic engine
is good, so lets focus on it's weak points to make it a bullet proof engine
for aviation use, O-rings, Fuel Injection, motor mounts, oil pans,
ignition, exhaust, redrives, turbos, props, porting, etc. I would think there
would be more collaberation on this by know, with 1000
members. Make special teams that work on certain area's of their expertise.
It seems to me, there is to much, reinvent the wheel syndrome,
everyone is doing his or her own thing, slowwwwwwwly and spending, lots of
time and dollars doing it, or just lurking in the background waiting
for others to do it for them. We need to focus more on the problems and then
solve them as a group. I take it, everyone here has an interest in
rotarys or they wouldn't be on this list. With over 700+ kit planes on the
market, we do need to consider what planes may use the rotary.
Maybe draw up a top 10 list of planes. If we had a database of info on even
the members here we could focus more on, like what planes are they
building/own/plan to build, expertise, motor they are using/plan to use, 12A,
13B, 20B, their locations, etc., etc. You also, have to look at everyones
engine needs. Example, they may all be different, basic stock(100-180HP),
mild race(180-300HP, full race(300+HP). Yes, I agree, we all have to
thank, all the people here, who go out of their way to contribute something
here. It's to everyones beniefit to help out where they can. Thanks Paul,
for all your work your doing here.
Rich Gillen