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Old March 7th 10, 11:30 PM posted to rec.crafts.metalworking,rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.ultralight,rec.models.scale,uk.rec.models.engineering
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Default DIY Two-Stroke Engine

On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 21:36:28 -0800 (PST), bizguy
wrote:

You could look at outboard motors as a starting point. In the past I
read of someone using a Mercury to get 100 hp in an aircraft.
Harold

Had a 100HP Evinrude V4 I was thinking of putting in a plane - untill
I remembered all the problems I'd had with 2 strokes in boats, lawn
mowers, mototcycles, weed-eaters, and chain saws over the years.