I read an article in the Aviation Week & Space Technology November 24, 2008, issue about Mistral Engines, Geneva, Switzerland and Deland, FL, development of a 300 hp and a 200 hp Wankel engine for aircraft applications. These engines are designed to use 95-octane no-lead automotive gasoline. (Is there such a fuel?) The 300 hp engine is on target for FAA certification in mid-2009. Initial production of FAA certificated engines is expected in two or three years. Prices and weights were not provided. Mistral displayed a prototype 300 hp engine at AirVenture 08. Wonder if the 200 hp engine would fit a KR-2?
Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA sidney.w...@l-3com.com
