Barry Gardner wrote:

Paul,

Here ya go. From the AOPA  e-letter:

Barry Gardner
Wheaton, IL


RUSSIAN AMPHIB WINS FAA CERTIFICATION
A six-place Russian-built amphibious aircraft equipped with American 
engines and avionics has won FAA type certification. The
first two of the Beriev Be-103 aircraft now in the United 
States will be sold at a reduced price of $650,000. The aircraft
has a claimed payload of 849 pounds and is powered by two 
210-hp Continental engines. The cockpit is equipped with Honeywell
Bendix/King avionics. The aircraft has a maximum cruise speed 
of 135 knots and lands on its fuselage for water landings or
landing gear for land operations. It was designed by Beriev 
Aircraft Company in Taganrog, Russia, and is built in eastern Russia
near the Chinese border at Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The U.S. distributor 
is Kent Linn at Sky Manor Airport in Pittstown, New Jersey.
See the Web site at http://www.beriev-usa.com/main/index.html.

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The bottom of the first  web page on this airplane says that it will use 
two "vankel" type engines made by Vaz in russia.Then it goes on to say 
that it will use continental engines. Anybody know what engines they are 
intending to use on this plane?
Brian Trubee

Continentals in the US because they are certified. Vaz/Lada Wankels in Russia
because they are better :)

http://digilander.libero.it/cuoccimix/ENGLISH-automotorusse4(lada2).htm

Ford/Mazda needs to wake up and FAA certify the RX8 engine for use in aircraft. 
We have already showed them how to do it including use of their own transmission
parts in the psru.

I would be glad to help them in any way I could.


BTW for all you one rotor fans. How many are interested in buying a Russian
one rotor? I am thinking of hopping on a flight to Russia and contacting
the factory.              
                                  
Paul Lamar                                        

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