TFF
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My words meant to say, own the best maintained 582 and not hot rod it. OR change the plane to handle a 4 stroke. There is one of those Pulsars a airport over from mine. He probably flew it today. He has had it a long time like twenty years.
Last week I took a part to a local machine shop guy. We will call him semi famous. He showed me a motorcycle he made. He has made a few and had F1 guys ride them in races. This one was probably 25 years old. Had some big snowmobile engine on it. I think it was flipped so the output was up and it went though a gear reduction then into a regular gearbox to the rear wheel. Looks like a Delorean because the frame was bent sheet Stainless. The only thing he did not make was the wheels and forks and gears. That is the kind of person who can make a off use engine work. The kind of person who just wants to solve a problem. He is not an airplane guy but he made 600 exhausts for Rutan to sell to the EZ builders back in the day.
The more stuff us computer designed, the less they have to piggyback castings. Making something modern fit is not as easy as it once was for more universal components.
As for helicopters, it’s four stroke or turbine. And for me I’m staying away from the smaller ones. A friend had his turbine helicycle quit while during a fast taxi. Successful auto but he was done. Me, got to be bigger than a R22.
Last week I took a part to a local machine shop guy. We will call him semi famous. He showed me a motorcycle he made. He has made a few and had F1 guys ride them in races. This one was probably 25 years old. Had some big snowmobile engine on it. I think it was flipped so the output was up and it went though a gear reduction then into a regular gearbox to the rear wheel. Looks like a Delorean because the frame was bent sheet Stainless. The only thing he did not make was the wheels and forks and gears. That is the kind of person who can make a off use engine work. The kind of person who just wants to solve a problem. He is not an airplane guy but he made 600 exhausts for Rutan to sell to the EZ builders back in the day.
The more stuff us computer designed, the less they have to piggyback castings. Making something modern fit is not as easy as it once was for more universal components.
As for helicopters, it’s four stroke or turbine. And for me I’m staying away from the smaller ones. A friend had his turbine helicycle quit while during a fast taxi. Successful auto but he was done. Me, got to be bigger than a R22.