"Montblack" wrote

Wonder if for all the trade-offs and compromises, you gain anything with
one
engine and two pylon props?


Montblack

I think so. Not too far off from my musings. Take a liquid cooled
motorcycle engine, run dual drive belts, one out each of the pylon mounts,
and with the smaller diameter props, you could run them faster to take
advantage of the high revving engine. You get to use Harley sized drive
belts and sprockets, readily available in junkyards everywhere. (the
sprockets, I mean)

I read about some guy that was running a motorcycle engine, and even
shifting in flight for cruise.

My ideal sport plane would be an amphibian, if they get the rotating landing
gear back in.
--
Jim in NC