paramotormike Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 There is a lot of interest in engine in the USA. http://www.angellabsllc.com/ If it works we could have 100hp engine that weighs only 4 or 5 kilos? Mikey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_andrews Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Does it really work though?? Not bashing Raphial, it's an elegant design and looks like a much better way to generate torque - but has it ever even run? I know there are air motoring videos out there, but has it ever been run as internal combustion as intended? The history of the wankel engine may well repeat itself here, and may be why investors have not stepped up to implement his design. Sealing, cooling, reliability are all unproven. If I were Raphial (and had any money left) I would Get an ECU rigged and run this sucker in a real world application. Truth is, I can blow compressed air through a hydraulic motor and make it spin, but it doesn't make it a multi-fuel internal combustion engine. I would love to be an uninformed nay-sayer here though, really I would. I wouldn't expect a redrive would be required with this level of torque. Prop pitch would be extreme. I'd test fly it if it existed... Things go pretty quiet after 2006 on his own site. http://www.angellabsllc.com/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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