LOM Mikron Engines

Hi, I am thinking about building a Pietenpol Air Camper and need an
engine for it.
The LOM Mikron seemed to be a good choice, I heard it costs around 6K
US.
I called Moravia, the LOM distributor in Canada and they literally said
9.9K euro which is 12K US. I can probably buy a new 912UL for this
money.
Is seems to be crazy!
Did anyone buy this engine from them? Any experience with Moravia Inc?

wrote

Hi, I am thinking about building a Pietenpol Air Camper and need an
engine for it.
The LOM Mikron seemed to be a good choice,

Is that not too heavy, even if the price was better? Also, take into
consideration where the center of gravity for the engine is. They are long
engines, and that makes weight problems even worse, in that the moment
places the weight further away from the firewall.
--
Jim in NC

On 19 Jan 2006 16:19:20 -0800, wrote:

Hi, I am thinking about building a Pietenpol Air Camper and need an
engine for it.
The LOM Mikron seemed to be a good choice, I heard it costs around 6K
US.
I called Moravia, the LOM distributor in Canada and they literally said
9.9K euro which is 12K US. I can probably buy a new 912UL for this
money.
Is seems to be crazy!
Did anyone buy this engine from them? Any experience with Moravia Inc?

We have a pretty good engine guru hanging around the Fly Baby Yahoo Group.
Here's what he has to say about the LOM:

http://www.bowersflybaby.com/tech/engines.htm#harry

http://www.bowersflybaby.com/tech/fenton.htm#torque

Ron Wanttaja

Ron,thanks for the links
It is very common to mix up the Walter Minor and Walter Mikron. I guess
Jim was talking about the first one.
The Mikron is a brilliant engine, was designed in 1938 and is a real
jewel. But the price is totally off market, especially
if you don't have a spars supplier around.
look at their web site
http://www.parmatechnik.cz
the 75 HP Mikron looks good, eh?
well is the any NEW Lycomings/continentals below 100HP????

http://www.moraviation.com/walter.html


But here is the engine you want...
http://www.rotecradialengines.com/

110hp or 150hp

"Richard Lamb" wrote But here is the engine you
want...
http://www.rotecradialengines.com/

110hp or 150hp

Damn straight! Cool engines. I saw the 2800 at Osh, and heard it run on
"something?"

Any rough idea on what they are getting for those jewels?

By the way, they are not "real" radial engines. They start way too
smoothly, run way too evenly, and leak far too little oil, for that! g
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:

"Richard Lamb" wrote But here is the engine
you want...

http://www.rotecradialengines.com/

110hp or 150hp


Damn straight! Cool engines. I saw the 2800 at Osh, and heard it run
on "something?"

Any rough idea on what they are getting for those jewels?

By the way, they are not "real" radial engines. They start way too
smoothly, run way too evenly, and leak far too little oil, for that! g

Ow well, can't have everything...

There are a whole bunch of early planes that would make workable
projects, but for the round motors.

My very favorite of all times biplane just happens to be the Boeing
F4B2/Model 100.

It would work real nice at about 7/8 scale with 150 hp...
or maybe a little smaller 3/4 with the 110.

http://home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb/xf4b-1.jpg