REFLECTOR: Engine Selection

[KeithHallsten]

Joe,

It depends on your situation and your personal set of values.  WHY are you leaning toward the rotary?  Cost saving?  Lighter weight?  More horsepower?  Parts availability?  Experience with the engine?  Build time?  Reliability?  "Gee whiz factor?"  Fuel specifics?  etc, etc.  All aircraft design decisions, and especially engine selection, are compromises.  You need to evaluate the whole constellation of features, not just a few of them, to make the most appropriate decision FOR YOU.  It's unrealistic to think you can get meaningful advice from others who don't know how you plan to operate the plane.

Keith Hallsten
XLFG with IO-540-D
 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Joe 
  To: reflector at tvbf.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 6:23 PM
  Subject: REFLECTOR: Engine Selection


  I am quickly approaching a point where I have to make a decision on engine selection.  My current leaning is towards a Rotary, 20B.  To those who have taken the auto conversion route, I ask if you had it to do over again would you have made the same decision?  Would you opt for a firewall forward package or build the engine accessories yourself?  On a 20B does anyone have a good idea of what the total cost will run to build and install?  Atkins Rotary is the only one I have found so far that will supply a firewall forward package (less mount, radiators, prop) his price for a 20B is 20K, sounds high to me but how does that compare with all the incidentals that come with building your own?

  All opinions are appreciated.
  Joe


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