BTW did anybody read the March Kitplanes article Meredith Effect Fact
or Fiction?

Kitplanes is doing a ten times better job than EAA Sport Aviation
mag.

Can anybody that has my book tell me the key facts the author is
missing ? :)

Paul Lamar


I read the article... but I have not bought your book yet ATP Bill

What did you think of the article? Did it answer all of your
questions ( if any) :)

Paul Lamar


No it did not answer all my questions. ..I was somewhat disappointed
in the article. .. .looking for more science to use in making
decisions

ATP Bill

You will get it in my book Bill :)

Paul Lamar



Dear Paul, The article "hit the spot" for me. Anyone that has the
slightest interest in "alternative" power for aircraft would
certainly want to know more. Whether anymore "science" was required
is debatable.

I have been watching developments of various power plants, and read
many articles that have been written by individuals who have fitted
(or failed to fit) an alternative engine in their aircraft. The only
uint that seems to have had some success is William Wynne with the
corvair engine. I attended his "college" at Leesburg last year, which
was very useful. The output is not sufficient for my needs but I
wanted to see how the "college" concept worked. I believe that his
approach and his enthusiasm has resulted in a very high percentage of
successful completions.

I am very interested in building an aircraft (Glasair ll/lll) with a
rotary engine, but I have neither the engineering background nor the
time for such a project with the resources that seem to be available
. On the face of it seems that there are several individuals working
on projects (some of which exchange information) constantly
re-inventing the wheel. I am not suggesting that I am so inept or
lazy that I just want to "walk into a shop" or contract a company to
produce a FWD solution. I am well capable of maintaining my own
aircraft and have rebuilt several conventional auto engines, but from
what I have been able to glean, the Wankel, although simple in
concept does present real challenges when adapted to an aircraft.

I have just watched your 2009 Wankle Ag interview on youtube.com
<http://youtube.com. I see that he has a "double engine" driving a
single shaft. Has anyone tried this configuration with say, 150
hp/engine, total 300 hp? It would give almost the security of a twin
engine aircraft without the assymetric problems. Just a thought. I
don't have dimensions or weights so it may well be totally
impractical.

Apart from Tracy Crook's book, and your book are there any more
publications directly related to rotary engines in aircraft? Now that
Tracy Crook has "retired" who is the "go-to" source for
parts/components - fuel injection, manifolds, radiators, psru etc.
etc required to convert for example a 13 or 20 series engine?

I know that you are off to Europe soon, and as I will not be back in
the US until the beginning of March, so an early reply is not
needed. I am enjoying reading the posts, although many are way above
my pay scale. Enjoy Europe

Rgds Mike Arthur

Do you have my book? The Kit planes article system will not cool a
rotary. There is a lot missing in the article.

The ACRE NL web site is more than a book if you read it all :) There
is very little that is not covered.

Paul Lamar




Hi Mike We are just finishing a Glasair Supper IIRG with a Renesis.
Happy to share any of the journey. Running, but not flying yet, so
our design is fully UN-certified.

Steve Izett Perth Western Australia

      Hi!: a curiosity: I read, don't remember where, perhaps in Wikipedia
    BD-5 or homebuilt aircraft article, that the average time a homebuilt aircraft
    flies is less than 70 hours a year, and that for planes built from kits, the average
     number of owners of kit before construction is completed is about 5-6, this
    meaning 5 out of six who start a homebuilt aircraft don't conclude the job,
      and that airplanes are used just for 'Sunday' or 'holiday flying'.
   Thanks, best regards. Salut †
    Jose Gros-Aymerich
   Madrid, Spain

Most airplanes in the US are used "just for 'Sunday' or 'holiday flying'"
That is what I used my C182 for. We have to work over here to pay
for our air planes and gas :)

Paul Lamar



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