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.


I have not seen any reference to dual ignition before on a Mazda rotary.
Can you please describe it ?

Peter Whitehead

There are two spark plugs in each rotor housing.
Each rotor fires once per rev unlike a 4 stroke piston engine cylinder.
Just like a two stroke piston engine.
Consequently most automotive coils are unsuitable.
Most two stroke engines  use capacitor discharge ignition
for that reason. Capacitor discharge ignitions systems are
intrinsically faster.

If you want to use conventional ignition coils use
only Mazda RX8 coils a they are designed for 9000 RPM with
a short dwell time of only 4 ms.

The timing for aircraft use is fire both plugs
at the same time at 22 degrees before BDTC.

At high altitude normally aspirated there is a BSFC advantage
to fire the plugs sooner. Perhaps as much as 50 degrees BTDC.

Mazda fires them at different times for the unnecessarily  draconian
smog rules.

The engine will run on either plug but it runs
a bit better on the lower spark plug.


Paul Lamar


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