"Burns, Mark" wrote:

To Anyone Interested;

            I spoke with Bruce Calkins with Freedom Motors yesterday. 
They are taking orders for their 1300cc, 2-rotor, 150 HP, 120 LBS rotary 
engine. They hope to be delivering the first engines by mid Feb. If you 
want to read about this engine you can do so at their web site www.freedom-motors.com       <http://www.freedom-motors.com/> . 

Oh and they have upped the HP rating to 175 HP for short periods (i.e. takeoff) 
The 120 LB weight does not include radiator, or exhaust. Also, Eric McCall 
working with 3 manufacturers in developing a PSRU for this engine. If anyone 
is interested in this engine and will be needing a PSRU you might want to 
contact Eric at ericmccall@bellsouth.net .

  Paul can correct me if I am wrong, but as near as I can guess/estimate,
 with an off of the shelf exhaust system, and a special made radiator, 
you could conceivably come up with an engine of 175 HP and only about 
140 LBS (excluding the PSRU). That's pretty extraordinary.

Thanks,
Mark

Yes it is Mark but the history of Freedom Motors indicates that it is all
BS or vapor wear. Don't send them any money. You probably will never see it
again. They have been saying the same sort of things for years. I don't trust
them and I may never trust them.

Paul Lamar


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