Steve,

So you purchased the engine from Mistral? Is it true that they will
make
their rear housing available for sale so that we can use the stock
Glasair engine mount? What hp rating do you expect from the Mistral
2 rotor?

Good work. I am sure that it will be fun to fly.

Barry


They had the rear housing available for a while, but I think that they
have stopped.  One other builder out there has the Mistral back plate
that I know of, but he got his early.  They are consumed right now in
the certification process of their 3 rotor and don't want the
distraction of supporting individual parts.  But, this is a
presumption on my part.  They have temporarily suspended experimental
engine sales for the same reason.  But, they promised to resume after
the 3 rotor is certificated.

One of the many reasons I went with Mistral is the back plate.  There
was no way I wanted to try to duplicate the Glasair engine mount as it
also incorporated all of the nose gear retraction mount points.
However, working with Mistral has been good.  The product is
fantastic. And, as Paul mentioned, the gear box is to die for - it
includes a hydraulic prop governor pad.  I'm using an Aero Composites
3 blade constant-speed prop.

The 2 rotor is rated at 190 hp officially.  But they tell me that I
could get 200 out of it.  Enough for me.


Best Regards,

Steve Thomas