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Originally Posted by Laserlloyd
Hi D.A.,
A good friend to some of us here is Fred Murrin and he had gone to New Zealand to reproduce the Oberursel a project for there use. I don't think they are publicly available but if they are wow what an engine...
Lloyd...
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Oh my goodness. I went to their website and their work is incredible! I've been an A&P for over 30 years and I'm in awe of what they've done/do. The effort they put into EVERYTHING they do is amazing. I'd bet they have more manhours into their run stand than most people have into their flying Graham Lee replicas.
Thanks for the link.
I do have a question though: Watching them run the Oberusel, it would appear that they have incorporated a workable throttle into their program. It's my understanding that the Rotaries did have a throttle of sorts, but you basically didn't use it. You got the engine set to run at full RPM and blipped it from there so you didn't fowl up your power settings and adjustments. However, in the video, they seem pretty proud of the function of their throttle. The camera focuses on their throttle lever and the engine responds great to different advancements. Are they running a useable throttle?
Again, WOW!