Hi
I am new to this list (this is my first post) and have been following the
various discussions with interest.
With regards to the lightweight single rotor e shaft I have some very good
contacts in Asia (I work there) who can knock up stuff cheaply and of good
quality. George I am a fellow Aussie too, I would imagine that every CNC in
Aust is machining parts for the mining industry, probably easier and cheaper
to get the e/shafts done in Asia.

Anyway I started thinking that two issues with rotaries being widely
accepted in aviation are a) need for PSRU and b) cooling.
I know that my sources in Asia could knock out all the lightweight bits to
assemble a light rotary eng and with some engineering it should be able to
be assembled and offered for sale with a built-in PSRU.
However it is the cooling side of things that worries me. It is difficult to
offer an off-the-shelf ready to go engine when the reliability is dependent
upon the correct installation of a cooling system. So I did some searching
on ceramic rotaries and came up with the below. Forgive me if this info has
already been discussed/posted.
Does anyone know of any other companies attempting this? Are there other
ways to run a rotary at high temps and lose the cooling systems?
Forgive me if these sound ignorant questions. I am on a fast learning track.
It is my dream to build a plane and to use a rotary.

Regards Ron (In Japan)

What part of Japan are you in Ron? We have a guy
south of Nagano in Komagane building a SeaWind with a rotary.
He is out of the country until February.


Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

Paul
I'm on Shikoku, Nagano is not too far away. I could go and see builer
of the seawind.

Ron

He is in Katmandu. Will be back in a few weeks.
I'll let you know and put you in touch.

Here is a map of the area. Doug's house is at the red dot
in the center. Please put an X on it where you live if you
don't mind using  MS Paint and send it back. My wife and I are
talking about going to Japan again. The yellow line was our last
trip in a rental car. Picture of Doug's house with our
rental car. We called it the Blue Boon. It's on the right :)

Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

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