Subject: Slide throttle for 20B
From: Rotary Engine
Date: 1/11/2007, 8:05 PM
To: AARotary Engine




>      >
>      > Are there any plans for making a model to fit the 20B?
>      >
>      > Robin


>     No current plans, but I would be willing to do it given enough
> interest.
>     Anybody besides Robin interested? Is the port spacing for the third
>     rotor the same as for a two rotor?
>
>     UPDATE: I visited the machinist this noon. He is half done doing the
> NC
>     programs. I forgot to ask about the tooling/fixtures. He said he
> expects
>     **some** of the parts to be machined by Monday. He found a shop to do
>     the
>     PFTE (Teflon is a trade name) as they have the experience and would
>     probably
>     be cheaper. Also waiting on materials.
>
>     Doc Custer
>     Retired Software Engineer and sometime Audiologist
>
>     Doc,
>     Yes, I would definitely be interested in a 20B slide throttle. I know
>     of one other person that has expressed an interest.
>
>     Mark Steitle
>     Lancair ES/20B

> I'd be interested in the slide throttle for the 20B.  My plan is to use
> a 20B for a BD-4C.  Finding the engine might take some time though as I
> have not started the project yet.
>
> Allen Slominski
> Houston, TX
>

I have put you on the list, Allen.

I guess I will have to talk to the machinist about flexible tooling, and
fixtures. NC programs will have to be modified too.

Doc Custer
Retired Software Engineer and sometime Audiologist


I am also interested in a slide throttle for a 20b as an IO-540 replacement
Norm Farb
Independence, OR


Add me to the 20B list, too.
And I vote for red anodizing.

Ben Baltrusaitis

[Acroduster Too]


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