Hi,

   Does anybody know how many aircrafts are flying with a 13B rotary
   engine?

   I know the list of rotary builders but I only count 11.

   Thanks!

   Kevin van der Beek

   I don't really know. I keep hearing about another one about
   once a month I did not know about. My guess is about 100 Mazda based
   world
   wide.  Some start flying and some stop flying.

   That does not count of course the  over 700  Alexander-Schleicher
   50 HP one rotor motor glider engines sold by Austro Engines.

  http://www.austroengine.at/cms/front_content.php?idart=37

   Nor does it count UAV rotary engines manufactured by several companies.

   We have about 1000 people on this list although I have not counted
   recently.

   Many flying are not on this list.

   Paul Lamar



  I have listed well over 50 flying aircraft on the Rotary Roster web site,
  and I have not updated it in over a year.  There have been a few
   additions
  since then.
  Click on the link for flying aircraft..
  http://RotaryRoster.net <http://rotaryroster.net/

  --
  David Leonard

  Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
  http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net <http://n4vy.rotaryroster.net/
  http://RotaryRoster.net <http://rotaryroster.net/


   Kevin,   I think Tracy Crook has sold over 350 of his PSRU drives.
   Being that build times are so long this measures projects ready for an
   engine more than the number flying. It does also demonstrate the number
 of
   builders confident enough to put the money into a rotary.

   george

 There is a Mustang II with rotary engine in McKinney, TX. owned by Bob
 Rogers. The following EAA web site tells the story:

 http://www.eaa1246.org/projectsnplanesdisplay.asp?id=10&pic=192

 Have not seen this one on any of the lists nor do I know if it is still
 flying. Worth looking into though. The Mustang II with tapered and folding
 wing will out-perform an RV-7. See: Mustangaero.com

 Ed Fredrickson

 I talked to young ex-AF fighter pilot at Oshkosh that had a Mustang II
 there.  He and another exAF friend go out over Vegas desert and chase each
 other all over and then eat burgers at NLV airport.  Bet, that's something
 to watch.  He said with two people in it, one has to turn a bit to fit.
 So
 really a one place plane.

 Van

Is that Dick Van G.? Just sold my MII in June. Cockpit width was same as a
172 and would fit me 74"@ 225# and a larger friend snuggly but comfortably.
Some I know would build their MII a couple of inches wider. With a 160 Lyc
mine would do 180 Kmph all day. Many build using Lyc IO360. I can imagine it
would be one hot little plane with a rotary.  I'm planning to build again
soon using a rotary thanks to this site and ya'all..

Ed F.

Not Van G.

This guy built one but his 747 pilot partner crashed it on a landing and totaled
it. It had about 250 HP. They flew it several times before the crash but
never wrung it out.


Paul Lamar