Rotary Powered Aircraft?

[cannibal]

Just found out about this company Mistral who are developing a 3 rotor for light aircraft. Check out the link.

http://www.mistral-engines.com/index_files/Page846.htm

[20B_boy]

There are a fairly large number of rotary-powered flyers in the states and there are a couple of outfits building their own rotaries for aviation use.

Interestingly - check the uneven spacing on the exhaust ports :)

[nikp]

Interestingly - check the uneven spacing on the exhaust ports


I noticed that - don't the mazda 20b's doing something similar too?

[MikeLMR]

I've got an article on this company given to me by a freind at work (lots of people are ex aero industry). From what I can remember reading these ARE mazda engines but have been reworked for aviation use. certainly the article I read was using a 13B I have it sat on the windscreen of my 323 so I'll pick it up and scan it in tommorow

[nikp]

Certainly the bell housing bolts are in pretty much the same place - and from the glimpse of a rotor housing, they look very similar to Mazda ones.