Subject: hand starting
From: Rotary Engine
Date: 2/15/2010, 5:14 PM
To: AAA Put this in the To box



Question:

Handpropping a rotary engine ... Possible?  Easy/Difficult?

Difficult due to the gear box. One rotation of the prop is
2.88 revs on the engine. A lot depends on the EFI tuning
and the position of the fuel injector relative to the rotor
housing.

Also it is a function of prop inertia. A low inertia
wood prop would not help.

Paul Lamar
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