Engine Sizing and Selection

Dillon

The J-79 in the F-104 was great when it ran and a piece of crap when
it didn't which it didn't on numerous occasions.

They put a pair of them in the F-4 and every one knows how that bird
performed.

Big John

On Sat, 01 Nov 2003 05:02:24 GMT, Dillon Pyron
wrote:

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There are very high output 2 stroke motors available around 1hp/lb.
Mainly adapted from snow mobile (Rotax) applications. Used as a
single, the realibility is below what most people desire, but as a
pair, its down right usuable.
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BOb

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A twin powered by two unreliable engines is just an underpowered
single waiting to happen.

Big John wrote in message . ..
Dillon

The J-79 in the F-104 was great when it ran and a piece of crap when
it didn't which it didn't on numerous occasions.

Sounds like a 2 stroke, high power/weight... when it works.

They put a pair of them in the F-4 and every one knows how that bird
performed.

Big John

So would this be an example of the when the whole is greater than the
sum of its parts? You might say even the whole is the product (of the
reliabilities) of the parts.