Mazda Rotary

[Sky Gazer]

I suspect this topic may have been weel and truly covered BUT I can't find anything with the search function soI will ask the question.

 

Why am I not seeing more use if the Mazda Rotary engine in experimental Aviation ?

 

The power to weight ratio would surely be a great advantage, fuel injection,turbo or bi- turbo ( probably more things to go wrong).

 

Peter

 

 

[hiperlight]

Rotary Engines

 

Try these two links...I know they are not Mazda but interesting anyway. Phantom had an aircraft flying last year but dropped the testing after a bearing failure.

 

http://www.ultralightnews.com/sunfun99/hiperlight.html

 

http://www.ultralightflyer.com/airshow-snf05/22.html

 

Bruce

 

 

[vk3auu]

If you are genuinely interested, send Tom Wickers an email at [email protected]

 

He had on in one of his planes a couple of years ago.

 

David

 

 

[Sky Gazer]

David ,

 

Thanks for the tip, but that is actually where I started. I was looking for some feeback from the avaiation population in general as to its suitability and pitfalls.

 

Peter

 

 

[Guest disperse]

there's a guy selling a cobra arrow with the mazda in it in the RAA mag

 

I think it's a bit fuel hungry but I don't know much

 

 

[facthunter]

Rotary.

 

Some of the Cobra fuel figures claimed are a bit ambitious, I feel. They can be expected to fall somewhere between a good 2-stroke and a conventional aero 4-stroke. (specific fuel consumption, fuel flow per Horsepower hour) Reliability should be a strong point if things are done right. Nev..

 

 

[eyecast]

Rotary Link

 

Have a look at this link

 

http://rotaryaircraftengines.com/enginemodels.htm

 

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