This is the current set up both static and 400 foot pounds
of average torque which is probably a worse case. Lower for cruise.

I wanted to see what would happen if I moved the right
rubber bushing over closer to the cool side of the engine. It has
some applications in cool side mounted vertical heat exchangers.
It gives more room for taller vertical radiators. Another advantage
is no need to make a special cowl.  Very important
as far as cutting the time required to install a rotary.
The stock cowl air intakes can be used as is. Left for
water cooling and right for oil cooling. Custom cowls required
a lot of labor and time or lots of money.

A third consideration is frees up space under the engine when using
Schertz beam mounded nose landing gear struts like the Questair  Venture
type... both fixed and retractable. Increases the strength and reduces
the weight of noes landing gears.

The main problem is the load on the left rubber bushing will be
increased about 50 pounds I suspect. I still need to work
this part out. We might go with a larger rubber bushing on
the left side. A Barry 2003 instead of a Barry 2002.

The jpgs show the current set up and old side mounted rad 3Ds.
Notice how the wide Schertz beam limits the height of the side mounted
rad. Now if you don't like louvered cowl flaps on the right side of
your cowl for cosmetic reasons this is not going to work for
you :)

Comments anyone.

Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

I like having room under the engine to route the exhaust.   I like
using the stock nostrils.   I don't like the looks of the side
louvers.   That is a new version of ugly.    Everything is a
compromise.  No harm in having this configuration as one of many
options.
Building a new cowl or modifying the original is inevitable with the
rotary.  It is not that big of a deal.
I know  of  guys who made a career  out of building a cowl but I
think Dave Leonard just did one in about a week.  You have to be in
attack mode.    Jerry

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