> "Be careful what you wish for, lest it come true" ;)
>
> So, now, please gentlemen, what components/assemblies would
> experimentalaircraft builder mostly need from us rotary people? -
> First, foremost,
> and then nice-to-have...
> This subject somewhat bloated to kind of "State of the Union"... So
> please bear with me...
>
> Why to ask?
> Immediate Selfish reasons ;) I have to decide a subject for my thesis
> work. And besides, there's been so much attention to details
> that i'm
> not sure of the current big picture, and besides, this is
> interesting ;)
>
> Why to answer?
> I figured that perhaps i could do something that's both useful and
> interesting, instead of eg. those wonderful pulp pump
> dynamics... and,
> besides, this should be interesting...
>
> SO, would you have..
>
> Better PSRU?
> One with provision for constant-speed prop? Lighter? Neater?
> Cheaper? Or
> will just having a new kind of bell housing do fine?
>
> Better Fuel Injection/ECU?
> Is Tracy's ECN good enough, or is there still something that needs
> attention?
>
> Better induction manifold?
> Why? Original too clumsy/heavy? For both 13B and Renesis?
>
> Dry sump?
> Now would that make aerobatic chaps happy?
>
> Backplate?
> A là Mistral? How much would this make difference on engine mounting
> ease/weight and on driving accessories?
>
> Firewall-forward kits?
> No-brainer. Of course :) But for what kitplanes?
> RV-8, Lancair Super II and CH-801 as starters? Paul and Jerry
> have made
> a fine work with the mounts, and there's been plans for ducting
> also...but can we say that it is a FWF kit yet?
>
> Turbos that keep together?
> How bad is the rotary+turbo issue, really? Some fellas are
> flying with
> 'em all the time, so problem solved?
>
> New midblock to get 3-rotor engines easily?
> 20B's rarifying to extinction? How about just biting the bullet and
> making a usable midblock to get 3-rotor engines again? Why? To have
> RV-10, Glasair III and Lancairs on menu again!
> And then the salient point: for 13B or for Renesis blocks?
>
>
> Turbine-performance featherweight 4-rotor Hi-rev P-port compound
> intercooler wonders that consume almost nothing and cost next to
> nothing? And airframe to match to break Every FAI record Ever made!!
>
> Sure!
> Why?
> Becuse We Can!!!
>
> But, um, what things should be done first?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Petri
>
> My vote is turbo compound for lower fuel burn.
>
> Paul Lamar

Hi Petri,

My wish list is small.  First Turbo compound rotary engine.  Second,  a
real functionning muffler, durable, noise reducing and providing high HP
output.

Marc Joseph

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