Thread: Cessna's new LSA: "Skycatcher"
View Single Post
  #42  
Old July 24th 07, 04:55 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.owning
Larry Dighera
external usenet poster
  
Posts: 3,953
Default Cessna's new LSA: "Skycatcher"
On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:28:00 +0000 (UTC),
wrote in
:

I applaud the Rotax design, although I agree that it's a bit
too high-strung for using in high-volume certified aircraft.

Thank you for your informative analysis of the differences between air
and liquid cooled aircraft engines, but I'm having a little difficulty
inferring your meaning in your sentence quoted above.

In your opinion, what causes you to characterize the Rotax 912 liquid
engine as being "too high-strung?" Is it a lack of design robustness;
is the Rotax engine more fragile than the Cont. O-200? Does it
require more frequent maintenance?