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Engine for home built
I'm putting together some numbers for a homebuilt kit. I'm looking at the
RV-7a, Glasair SII RG and Glasair III. Both of the web sites mention Lycoming engines but from going though the AOPA Pilot mag, there seams to be a lot more choices. Are the other engine manufactures any good? Is Lycoming the only way to go? All the aircraft that I've flown have had Lycoming engines. |
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Should be lots of available engines coming out of Florida now or very soon.
Chris Gumm wrote: I'm putting together some numbers for a homebuilt kit. I'm looking at the RV-7a, Glasair SII RG and Glasair III. Both of the web sites mention Lycoming engines but from going though the AOPA Pilot mag, there seams to be a lot more choices. Are the other engine manufactures any good? Is Lycoming the only way to go? All the aircraft that I've flown have had Lycoming engines. |
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"Chris Gumm" wrote in message ... I'm putting together some numbers for a homebuilt kit. I'm looking at the RV-7a, Glasair SII RG and Glasair III. Both of the web sites mention Lycoming engines but from going though the AOPA Pilot mag, there seams to be a lot more choices. Are the other engine manufactures any good? Is Lycoming the only way to go? All the aircraft that I've flown have had Lycoming engines. I'm sure you'll get varying opinions on the quality of "other" engines. The real question you need to ask is whether the kit you're interested in supports engines other than Lycoming. As an RV builder, I can tell you that if you substitute anything other than a Lycoming, it'll add hundreds of hours to your project. Instead of buying off the shelf cables, exhausts, cowlings, engine mounts, etc., you'll need to build your own. Some of that stuff is beyond the ability of most homebuilders, and even if you have the skill to fabricate those items from scratch, it will still add a serious amount of effort to your project. Beyond that, your airplane will be somewhat of a freak and probably won't have the resale value that a "normal" example would have. KB |
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