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Old January 10th 06, 04:56 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
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Default Mazda single rotor weight?

Hi Reggie,

It's always interesting to hear about folks working on rotary engine stuff,
who don't seem to participate in any of the rotary lists. I haven't heard
of too many people playing with single rotors, but I know there have been a
number of them over time.

I'm pretty familiar with the challenges to the single rotor. At the moment,
no real flywheel at all, so I'm not even attempting to run under about 2000
rpm. I'm in the process of adding some weight to the flexplate as a test.
The real problem is a severe resonance in the 2500-3100 rpm range. It will
be nice if that goes away with some weight on the flexplate, but only time
will tell. I might have to mess with the rubber dampeners on the redrive as
well. It's not a very high priority project at the moment, so I don't
expect to get much testing done until I have more time to devote to it.

Cheers,
Rusty