Dave Lemon,

 You might be interested in this super simple turbo installation
 on a one rotor engine. Owned by Randy Lewis in the Simi Valley.

 BTW there is a huge interest out there in an all aluminum one
 rotor with or with out turbo. People bug me once a month about
 a rotary LSA engine for the last five years.

 Jeff can make the shafts and counter
 weights if you order a few. Since you have a bunch of E-shafts
 just sitting on the shelf for the last ten years these can be
 converted to one rotor version rather cheaply.

 This engine would fit the new Light Sport Aircraft class.
 All you need to fly one is a drivers license. Google it.

 The only engines available now are the Rotax and Continental
 O-200 which are only 100 HP and cost $20,000 each.
 You could easily get $15,000 for this 1 rotor with a gear box.

 We have a new super simple gear box and prop flange design.
 Ed Carver and I are building prototypes now. Uses low cost Ford
 C6 auto tranny planetary gears. There are hundreds of
 similar Ford C6 based gear boxes flying now with 2 rotors.

 Or you could use a cog belt like Randy's engine.

 A Holley 2 barrel carb with leaning kit would work fine. Ignition
 is super simple using 2 RX8 coils and one hall effect
 sensor firing both plugs at 22 fixed degrees BTDC.

 The titanium rotor would really pay off in weight reduction
 as the weight saving is doubled due to the lighter weight
 needed counter weights.

 Paul Lamar


 Keep in mind that a turbo is not allowed on an LSA.
 Mark LaPierre

 Mark
 no turbos allowed?? My original ASTM specs didn't mention this -
 do you know when turbos were nixed? (no jetA burning turbines
 were in the original specs - piston engines only)
 Dan F



Maybe I'm wrong on this one.  See this web site:

http://www.eaa.org/news/2010/2010-09-09_sonex.asp

- Mark LaPierre

Good luck with the exhaust valves :)

Paul Lamar

Agree with Paul.  Another example of hot rodders thinking they
can apply technology used on the street/track to airplane duty
engines. Wonder if they are using a CHT gauge.

Works very well with rotaries but don't try the stock
turbo and standard mufflers will self destruct  :)

Dan F