>"Be careful what you wish for, lest it come true" ;)
 >
 >So, now, please gentlemen, what components/assemblies would experimental
 >aircraft 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

What I want is a reliable, inexpensive conversion kit for the 13B to a
single-rotor, with adapter plates to mount it to the Notax 2-stroke
mount and Provision 8 gearboxes -- in other words, to yank the 2-stroke
out from between the mount and PSRU.

Keith

My input,
A low cost, light weight PSRU with plenty of HP headroom that can handle
a CS prop by design. The Mistral design looks great but I've been told
that they don't want to sell parts anymore. Tracy's is low cost but
lacks any provision for Hyd CS. After taht I would be interested in
turbocompound.
Bill Jepson


Bill,
I gave up on having the casting house that was working on our stuff. I am
currently looking for a new source in northern ca, so if you know anyone,
let me know. I have picked up the molds for the bell housing, as they never
got around to casting it for us.
So mistral is not selling parts.... guess that leaves the door wide open...
Larry

Too bad they used to do good work for me until they apparently were
taken over by a new owner or something.

Paul Lamar

Too bad indeed.
Larry, I would love to work with you on a PSRU system. Since Fancois' is
on the ACRE list perhaps he would tell us something different. I know
that my e-mails have gone unanswered. I know that they are trying to
promote their own engine, but I would think that they would like to make
their position clear to the list since we are likely to be their biggest
supporters. I will be check on the foundry situation. I know there is a
foundry at Mather Air field , formerly a military base. I'm not sure if
it went private.
Bill Jepson

Fancois is no longer president of Mistral.

Paul Lamar