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    Quote Originally Posted by cluttonfred View Post
    Nah, too hard to market, nobody can spell it, a bit like Wana...Wantta...Watan...you know. ;-)
    Oooo, THAT's it, I've got to start a company to start building them: The "Wanttaja Szekely" engine.

    On the other hand, perhaps not. It sounds like some sort of exotic hoof-and-mouth disease....

    Ron Wanttaja

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    How about a 100 HP Gnome rotary engine (of WWI fame) built with modern materials?

    http://www.cams.net.nz/Gnome%20Remanufacture.html

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    I am sure that there would be a small market for a modern rotary for the WWI replica crowd, but given all the disadvantages in terms of handling due to gyroscopic precession, I'd much rather see a small radial of similar size and power.
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    Menasco D-4 Super Pirate gets my vote!

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    Warner, because of its seven-cylinder, air-cooled and radial piston engine. That's why it was the most commonly seen of the small radials for US-built pre-WWII era aircraft.

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    Warners for ever

    We are looking at producing Warner parts and later, complete engines. Let me know you interest..
    Russward@hotmail.com

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