Guys,

   Hope I'm not intruding here.  I've been reading all the emails for a
   couple weeks now.  Fascinating.  You guys are really interesting.  I saw
   Paul's articles on "compound turbo charging" while looking for info on
   V-8's for airplanes.  Been reading what I can find on rotaries every
   since.  I remember when they first came out with them.  I thought they
   were going to be the last word in engines.

   I used to ride bucking horses in the 70's and had a F model Bonanza that
   I rodeod in.  Loved that plane.  Could land it on a wet runway in bad
   cross wind with no problem.   Lear jet broke my tail once when tied down
   in Butte Mt.  Anaconda Mining had to rent me a plane while my Bonanza
   getting fixed.  Drove a new 182 for little less than a month.  Put 100
   hrs on it.  Hated it.  Like flying a box kite.  Sold Bonanza when quit
   rodeoing.  Bought a 180.   No tail dragger time when I picked it up in
   Maryland.  Flew for 2 yrs before accidentally learned to do wheel
   landings.  Scary plane til then.  Off the run way many times but never
   damaged.

   All that to say that I have been thinking of building a plane for quite
   awhile.  I am a finish carpenter and can build balanced and blue printed
   V-8s.  Can also weld.  But, I am wondering if a person could put a
   rotary in a Bonanza.  Saw interesting article from EPI saying no.  What
   do you think.  What about any production aircraft--like a super cub.

   I'm a perfectionist.  If I build a rotary, I would probably want to
   turbo it and fuel inject it.

   Lastly, I'm wondering how hot it is at Oshkosh.  I'm not real good at
   dealing with heat but I would like to camp out if possible.  Would like
   to be able to visit late and early instead of staying in town and taking
   the bus.  This I need to know asap so I can get a room before all gone
   if the bedroll is a no go.

   I won't bother you all with long emails again but just wanted to say
   hello and keep up the good and interesting work.  I'm going to get
   involved.

   Van Vannoy

   Van,

   I am just a guy who likes sharing informational resources with others,
   and who
   might be at about the same point in this interest as you
   are.                     From your
   expressed interests I recommend reading in order 1. Paul Lamar's
   article from the
   February 2011 Kitplanes magazine [attached at the end of this
   email...]  2.  Street
   Rotary by Mark Warner  3. everything on Paul Lamar's
   website:http://rotaryeng.net
   4.  How to Cool Your Wankel by Paul Lamar    5.  Fundamentals of
   Turbocharging
   by Nicholas Baines  6.  Street Turbocharging by Mark Warner  7.
   Aviator's Guide
   to Mazda Rotary Conversion by Tracy Crook  8. all books by Tony
   Bingelis includ-
   ing Firewall Forward,  Tony Bingelis on Engines,  Sportplane
   Construction Tech-
   niques  [the Bingelis books not for the engine itself, but for many
   other things],
   9.  rotary engine rebuilding videos such as from Bruce Turrentine or
   "DIY-RE 13B"
   video series from  http://www.diy-re.co.nz  10. The Aeroelectric
   Connection by Bob
   Nuckolls, for aircraft electrical systems.

   Also, don't forget about the Experimental Aircraft Association, which
   gives periodic
   workshops, has an online bookstore and has the annual "AirVenture" fly-
   in at Osh
   Kosh Wisconsin.

   The above resources are fun and easy reading, and very practical.  At
   the very
   least, I am confident they will allow ME to ask better questions of
   the experts if not
   empower me to do much of it myself.

   Gene Kahn


Thanks for pages 2 and 3.  Read them but not all of article.

Van Vann

It is on the way.

Paul Lamar