May 5th 08, 02:34 PM
posted to rec.aviation.student,rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.owning
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Canard or Mooney
"Dave S" wrote in message
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Peter Dohm wrote:
But the one builder that I knew
who actually started flying a Wankel powered Cozy MkIV finally gave up
and switched to a Lycoming O-360. From what I have heard, he was
unsuccessful at cooling the Wankel; but the Lycoming is running without
problems.
That was Buly Aliev.. He was ready to FLY not to keep troubleshooting.
Cooling is a critical issue in a pusher, and you have to make changes from
stock cowling to really cool a wankel properly
John Slade has been flying his for 2 years or so, and while not perfect is
doing pretty good. www.canardaviation.com is his page. There is a forum to
be linked to from there as well.
Another forum, run by Jon Matcho (building, not flying) is Canardzone at
www.canardzone.com
If you are truly interested in rotary engines, check out Tracy Crook's
website, at www.rotaryaviation.com. There are two rotary listservs...
One is moderated and EDITED by Paul Lamar, an afficianado engineer who has
not yet built nor flown a rotary powered aircraft, and tends to be more
theory than practice, but highly technical at times. I unsubscribed from
his list years ago and haven't missed much; folks who disagree with his
findings are summarily dismissed.
The other is The FlyRotary listserv where you will find the majority of
folks who are building or have successfully started and flown homebuilt
rotary aircraft. www.flyrotary.com All are welcome. Webbased archives
available.
Dave
Yes, that's true; www.canardaviation.com snd www.canardzone.com are the
sites I was thinking of.
Peter
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