Paul and Group, Bad luck today with my Q200/Cosmic Fish.  Ground
 loop



 during a high speed taxi test damaged the canard and sheared one of

 the mains completely off.  Mild prop damage, but engine still idling



 when the plane came to rest.  After nine years, I've had enough of

 this airframe.  The engine, however, has been a wonderful, mostly

 enjoyable, education.  I'd like to offer it for sale, here, if
 anyone



 is interested.



 All aluminum single rotor Mazda 13B.  Firewall forward installation.



 All rotating components dynamically balanced at Mazdatrix--runs very



 smooth Plugs up orientation. Compact and very effective muffler.

 P-ported with Ellison EFS-3 throttle body injector. Ross 3.17 psru

 modified with thrust bearings. (Planetary set might require

 inspection/replacement due to prop strike--not terribly difficult or



 expensive) Modified water pump, no thermostat, improved flow.

 Excellent water and oil cooling systems. Solid state dual ignition

 system, etc... Weighs around 200 lbs, firewall forward, depending on



 choice of propeller. Estimated around 140 hp at 8200 rpm. Turns a 95



 in pitch, 62 inch long prop at 6200 rpm static, at 4500 msl. Can

 supply video of running engine.



 I'm in it about $10,000.  Looking for a reasonable offer.



 Lewis Bjork.





 Really bad luck Lewis.

 Sorry to hear that.



 You did such a wonderful job of installation.

 Is the canard broken or the main landing gear just sheared?

 In other words is it repairable?



 Now is not a good time to sell. If we get the right person in office
 about a

 year from now and a little bit more would be a much better time as
 the

 economy will start to improve with a vengeance if we are lucky I am
 right.



 I would wait a few months until after the election to make a
 decision.



 If somebody buys it my advice is to add a dry sump pump and do away
 with the

 side oil pan.

 That would give you room for a small turbo. Then you are looking at
 2 to 3

 hundred HP :-)



 Paul Lamar





 Hi Lewis,

 I have a friend who has just completed a Quickie single place like

 yours, he is looking for an engine, yours would be ideal. I will put
 in an

 offer for $5,000 on his behalf.

 Cheers Chris Hoskins in NZ



 Thanks for the offer.  Make it $7500. I’ll crate it, and include the
 cowl.  You pay for shipping.

 Lewis. Bjork.

 That it is a really good deal.  That cowl was a lot of labor.

 Paul Lamar


 Hi Lewis, My friend says OK to $7500 and could you please include
 the engine mounts also. We will need to decide how to pay, it's a lot
 of cash to deal with. Cheers,

Chris Hoskins.




Has this  engine install FWF and aircraft been documented and pictured
somewhere? Before it comes apart...

Karl R. Szczypta

Lewis worked on it for severely years. Early cooling configurations
proved inadequate so larger area, thinner heat exchangers where in installed
in accordance with my book "How to Cool Your Wankel".

Here are some pictures of the early configurations.

I will upload later configuration with the next message.

Paul Lamar


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