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    Honda Civic engine for aircraft?

    I have a 1.6 Honda Civic engine mounted on a gyro. The engine came ready to go from Firewall Forward with their belt redrive and has been modified to endure prolonged high RPM use. The engine works fine, lots of power but it is heavier than some other options. It supposedly produces 134hp (125hp...
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    BMW motorcycle engine for a plane?

    I have my doubts about this. My engine is the 80hp version and I can tell you it is definitely not puting out only 65hp. Mine has the Lambda probe in a homemade exhaust system. The mufflers are from a Renault 5. I've flown similar aircraft with the 64hp Rotax582 and the BMW has more power and...
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    CH701 Sans Slats?

    Yes, Joe, you're correct, the CH-701's wing is shorter by about 2 feet. There's an Aussie or two that has built the 701 with a longer wing and claim the performance has improved. Just had a look at the Italian ICP web site, it appears that the only Savannah they offer with slats is the ADV...
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    CH701 Sans Slats?

    I can't tell you Jake, I only know one guy around here with an 801 and he still has the slats on. There are however several Savannahs, Bingos, Land Africas and 701 flying without the slats and in speaking with their pilots I have yet to hear anyone report anything negative. One pilot had yet to...
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    CH701 Sans Slats?

    A few months back while lurking on the forum I ran across this thread, this was the first I had heard about the idea of substituting slats for VG's. Now that I can speak from personal experience I'll share my findings. First I do not sell slats or VG's and I have no affiliation with any seller...
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    BMW R1200 motorcycle engine

    I've been flying a BMW R1100 on a trike for several years now, I bought it from Take Off, they're based in Germany. On the up side I like the smoothness of the engine, runs like a sewing machine. It's more economical on fuel than other engines with the same HP and I'm sure nobody will ever...
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