Ralph S Bruner wrote:
 Hey Paul and to everyone else,

 Some time ago the Rotary web site featured a person named Dave Garber.  Dave
 built a one off airplane racer with two rotary engines.  A very different
 design.  One engine pulling and one engine pushing.  The point of the story.
 Dave took off from Athens airport (Ben Epps Airport) a few weeks ago in his
 1957 Fuji LM-1.

 Here is a link to the Athens paper

 http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/102309/new_508159323.shtml

 I will miss Dave he was a good friend.

 Ralph



Yes we know Ralph.

Here are some pictures of Dave's rotary. He was a pioneer in Mazda rotary powered aircraft. A great friend and visionary.

Paul Lamar

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Paul
 Did Dave ever fly the DG-1?   How did it perform?  Looks like it would be a rocket.

Mike C.

Yes he did but he never solved the cooling problems. He tried using NACA scoops/ducts but they did not work. He needed P51 scoop/ducts. I tried to help but Dave wanted me to take it over but I did not have the room in my hangar. Also the Reno guys changed the rules with a minimum weight for the unlimited class. That is always bad news for high power to weight ratio rotary engines. It did not qualify for the sportsman class which requires two seats among other things. As far as I can tell this may have been the first Wankel powered aircraft to fly.

Paul Lamar