Hans Conser wrote:

Paul, if you could find a little time to check out the helicopters, I would
be appreciative.  You can sidle up to the principles and convert them to
wankels as you get the skinny on their machines for we the fling wing wankel
heads  : )

  I am particularly interested in the JAG by Joe Rinke
(http://www.rinke-aerospace.com/) and the helicycle by BJ Schramm
(www.helicycle.com).  BJ of course was the founder of Rotorway.

Pics attached.

Hans

OK.

BTW April (fools)  Kitplanes list a "one cylinder" 100 HP rotary Mazda based engine from 
Alturdyne that weighs 100 pounds. Must have the the aluminum end housings Paul
Ross talked about with the detonation gun coated carbide wear surfaces. Not cheap
at $8000 for the engine. This is the outfit owned by Cold Power.
http://www.alturair.com

They also a list a 100 pound 200 HP "one cylinder" version at 100 pounds 
but of course we know that is wrong. I don't understand why Kitplanes cannot get
that right. Must be a two rotor as no turbo is mentioned.
John Larsen, do you proof read this stuff?

They also say the Power Sport engine weighs bare 290 pounds and 265 pounds
with the PSRU. That is an amazing PSRU with an antigravity weight
of MINUS 35 pounds!!!! Who needs an engine? Buy a few of these and go to the
moon. The correct bare engine weight is 190 pounds of course and that makes 
the PSRU 75 pounds. Anybody for a boat anchor?

If they got all this wrong the rest of the list is useless.

Paul Lamar
 
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