The following is rumor and hearsay: 
 
Having said all that, there is a move afoot in Europe to certify certain automotive engines by the european governments for
aircraft use.  Since the US is obligated to recognizes the european aviation agencies through reciprocal agreements. This
then becomes a back door to the american certified aircraft engine market for european automotive engines.  I suspect this
is the mechanism that Mecanair is using to certify their version of the Mazda turbo 13B. 

Paul Lamar

Paul,
 
    Extremely nice pictures of the engine and installation.  When I went to the website at http://www.mecanair.ch, I found
that they had last updated it in October of 2000...!!??  At the time, they were claiming that they'd be at Oshkosh 2000.
 
    Do you know what the status of this engine is today...?

Jack Beale
jack.beale@att.net

There was a student from Emery Riddle University walking around at
Sun & Fun last month doing a marketing survey for Mecanair.
Send them email and see what happens.

Paul Lamar

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