Harley powered airplane

I built a Zenith 601 XL with a Harley motor. It took about 7 months to
build alot of that time figuring out the motor stuff. Then 3 mo.
waiting for the inspection. Well I just got my inspection done on the
9th and I took it up. WOW what a rush. You can see it at
www.hog-air.com

"Brett" wrote in message
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I built a Zenith 601 XL with a Harley motor. It took about 7 months to
build alot of that time figuring out the motor stuff. Then 3 mo.
waiting for the inspection. Well I just got my inspection done on the
9th and I took it up. WOW what a rush. You can see it at
www.hog-air.com

Nice ad. Nice movie.

Looks torquey. How much rudder on takeoff?

Also looks to be an installation where the cylinder head temps should be
monitored and maybe the cylinders should be baffled. Love them Harleys,
though. Evo runs much cooler than the shovel-head or panhead.

In motorcycle circles, aren't Harleys known more for their nostalga
and styling and less for their power to weight ratio?

"Larry Smith" wrote in message ...
"Brett" wrote in message
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I built a Zenith 601 XL with a Harley motor. It took about 7 months to
build alot of that time figuring out the motor stuff. Then 3 mo.
waiting for the inspection. Well I just got my inspection done on the
9th and I took it up. WOW what a rush. You can see it at
www.hog-air.com

Nice ad. Nice movie.

Looks torquey. How much rudder on takeoff?

Also looks to be an installation where the cylinder head temps should be
monitored and maybe the cylinders should be baffled. Love them Harleys,
though. Evo runs much cooler than the shovel-head or panhead.

Jay,

I agree with you on the style vs. power to weight, but a Harley does
have the advantage of "loosing" the transmission and just using the
engine as a direct drive. The PSRU would put the Harley into it's
power range so that ain't too bad either.

USAF used to use 2 Moto Guzzi V50 (500CC) engines on their prop
driven pusher-puller design ROV in the late 80's. I saw one up close
at a small field near the Arizona - Mexican border. Same idea, lose
the gearbox and put a GM alternator to power all the toys in the
baggage section.

--
Bart D. Hull

Tempe, Arizona

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for my Subaru Engine Conversion
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for Tango II I'm building.


Jay wrote:
In motorcycle circles, aren't Harleys known more for their nostalga
and styling and less for their power to weight ratio?

"Larry Smith" wrote in message ...

"Brett" wrote in message
.com...

I built a Zenith 601 XL with a Harley motor. It took about 7 months to
build alot of that time figuring out the motor stuff. Then 3 mo.
waiting for the inspection. Well I just got my inspection done on the
9th and I took it up. WOW what a rush. You can see it at
www.hog-air.com

Nice ad. Nice movie.

Looks torquey. How much rudder on takeoff?

Also looks to be an installation where the cylinder head temps should be
monitored and maybe the cylinders should be baffled. Love them Harleys,
though. Evo runs much cooler than the shovel-head or panhead.

In motorcycle circles, aren't Harleys known more for their nostalga
and styling and less for their power to weight ratio?


No, they are known for having to have a ute (and a trailer cause there will
be more than one!) follow the ride to bring home the broken ones. Unless you
count the fancy new motordesigned in Germany they have a typical TBO of 400
hours.

Every Harley I know, is in pieces more often than it is riden.

Hope this helps,
Peter

"Bushy" wrote in message
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In motorcycle circles, aren't Harleys known more for their nostalga
and styling and less for their power to weight ratio?


No, they are known for having to have a ute (and a trailer cause there
will
be more than one!) follow the ride to bring home the broken ones. Unless
you
count the fancy new motordesigned in Germany they have a typical TBO of
400
hours.

Every Harley I know, is in pieces more often than it is riden.

Hope this helps,
Peter

The old panheads were not designed for durability. Neither were the
shovelheads. The blockheads, or evos, last longer, run cooler, have more
power to weight because they are much lighter -- with aluminum heads and
cylinders. I put 30k trouble-free miles on an 89 Evo before selling it to
a German for more than I paid for it new. So it's a good investment too.

I stopped once to help an old-timer from Loozeeanner replace his clutch
cable on a '69 shovelhead. He said the engine had over 80k miles on it and
all he had repaired on the engine was the clutch. The clutch cable we
replaced had been working for him since new. He also said he had gotten 20k
miles on an o-ring chain. He had bought his Harley new.

Who makes motorcycles in your country, and do you have a quality assurance
report to make on them?

Proud owner of a shovelhead and a panhead, both of which do fine and are
well-maintained.

--
Al Mills
Wake me before we take off...
"Bushy" [said] ... the fancy new motor designed in Germany they have a
typical TBO of 400
hours.

You talking about the V-Rod engine? That's from Italy, not Germany. The
HogAir pictures look like an Evolution engine to me, with some mods.

Al Mills
Wake me before we take off...

(Jay) wrote:

In motorcycle circles, aren't Harleys known more for their nostalga
and styling and less for their power to weight ratio?

Oh, they're known for their power to weight ratio - it's lower than
just about any other bike (with the exception of my bicycle of
course).

Mark Hickey

In motorcycle circles, aren't Harleys known more for their nostalga
and styling and less for their power to weight ratio?

Oh, they're known for their power to weight ratio - it's lower than
just about any other bike (with the exception of my bicycle of
course).

Mark Hickey
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In the case of aircraft applications...
this is a GOOD THING towards reliability.


Barnyard BOb - .5 hp/cid

QUESTION:
Why doesn't Harley Davidson make televisions?

ANSWER:
They can't figure out how to make them leak oil.
"Mark Hickey" wrote in message
...
(Jay) wrote:

In motorcycle circles, aren't Harleys known more for their nostalga
and styling and less for their power to weight ratio?

Oh, they're known for their power to weight ratio - it's lower than
just about any other bike (with the exception of my bicycle of
course).

Mark Hickey