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Old August 30th 06, 11:01 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning,rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.homebuilt
Dana M. Hague
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Default Rolls-Royce O-200?

On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:30:59 GMT, john smith wrote:

And they have those really neat stamped RR plates on the end of each
cylinder. When you go to fly-ins and prop your cowling open, guaranteed
to draw a crowd.


I remember seeing an A-65 (IIRC) on a small homebuilt biplane with
those valve covers. When I asked the pilot, he said it was really a
Continental, but he picked up the valve covers somewhere and put 'em
just to freak people out.

-Dana
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