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Hangar Flying => Hangar Flying => Topic started by: atfloyd on February 24, 2006, 10:51:13 PM

Title: rotary power
Post by: atfloyd on February 24, 2006, 10:51:13 PM

Hi folks, I am doing some research on a rotary motor for my Long Ez.  anyone have any experience in this mod. Any input would be great..
Thanks...

Title: rotary power
Post by: admin on February 24, 2006, 11:47:15 PM

See Perry Micks Long-EZ details at http://www.bridgingworlds.com/DUCKT.HTM

Also back issues of Contact Mag at
http://www.contactmagazine.com/contact1.html.

There are several issues that detail Ron Gowan's Long-EZ.

Title: Re: rotary power
Post by: Jack on February 25, 2006, 03:30:12 AM

Quote from: "atfloyd"

Hi folks, I am doing some research on a rotary motor for my Long Ez.  anyone have any experience in this mod. Any input would be great..
Thanks...

Check Perry's site and the links.  He did a helluva of a job with a direct drive setup and it kinda of worked.

Tis one of my goals in the future to run a wankel in my Long.  A wankel has only 7 moving parts and it's near a turbine performance for power output and smoothness.

Good luck;

Jack

Title: rotary power
Post by: on March 26, 2006, 09:10:04 PM

Best email list on aircraft rotaries: (and lots of links too)

http://www.rotaryeng.net/index.html

The place for engines and PSRU's

http://www.rotaryaviation.com/

Perry's was a home made Direct Drive Ducted Fan, he flew it for many years but never quite got the performace he was looking for. He's removed it and gone to a PSRU. (you must run one, rotarys make their power by reving in the 5-7K region)

Having owned several Rotary engined cars before, I cannot (the engineer in me) see any other engine in a GA. A two rotor would be perfect in an Ez, preferbly Turbo'd. (they run hot ex and are loud, Turbo fixes both and add's getting above the weather advantage)  (160-200HP NA, 250-300HP+ TC)

Cozy's, Velocity's and Atlantica (if it ever gets going someday) are perfect for a 3 Rotor engine. (300HP NA, 450HP TC) They are sourced from Aus/NZ and Japan.

Title: rotary power
Post by: on March 27, 2006, 11:43:15 AM

Some more info (been awhile since I looked into it since I'm years aways from starting anything myself)

Nice Long start here, he's putting in the new Renesis Rotary (200HP NA with great fuel numbers) http://tomslongez.com that he got from this interesting Rotary Shop. http://rotaryresources.com