Paul and all the rest of you rotor heads,   I'm taking a few days off
to have knee surgery (partial knee replacement) I won't be responding
to e-mail for about a week at the most.   Paul leave me on the list.
Joy will download every day to keep the mail box from overflowing.
For entertainment at the hospital, I'm taking your drawings of Steve's
engine mount to contemplate.      Jerry

P.S.  Today I officially started building the CH701.  I will need a
single rotor in 18 months or else I will be flying behind a VW.
RotoMax are you listening?

How much weight firewall fwd  Can the.  CH 701 can handle.

Clifton.

Clifton,  the answer is 200 lbs per plans.  A few guys are flying with
heavier engines but that is not a path I want to pursue.  Two hundred
pounds  is possible if the single rotor has aluminum side housings.  I
would like RotoMax and Paul to get together to design an all aluminum
p-port single.  It would be very popular with the LSA guys. A low tech
(carb) with gravity feed  should be an option.   It could be the
foundation engine of their company because it would create a steady
cash flow.   The weight of the planetary  PSRU is too high too,  so I
envision a lighter gear box, possibly a belt.   It would be so
wonderful compared to anything on the market today.  If asked, I would
jump at the chance to provide a firewall forward package for any LSA
aircraft.    Jerry



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