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    The smaller ROTAX'S WERE'NT water cooled. Some had single carburettors and you CAN have VARYING Mixtures in each cylinder. A leaking crankcase seal will LEAN the Mixture and Melt a hole in a Piston real fast. Most flying people don't really LIKE 2 stroke Power and the BEST operators watch their engines Like HAWKS. Power to weight they are still GOOD. Nev
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    I've been looking up a lot of the MODEL engines that were made. VERY INTERESTING. recommended. I still have a Bit of what I Had but collectors persuaded me to Part with quite a Few. You need to Look after them carefully. Not good tor Run Old ones as the metal can age Harden. I know a few KEEN collectors.. One sometimes comes to the Men's shed. His FATHER built Beaufort's at GAF. Drove a car till he was 100. His Father and I used to Have LONG discussions about aircraft design and Build quality. Nev
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    Outboards are watercooled and Motorbikes don't run Flat out for extended times Like Aircraft 2 strokes do and IF either stops it's not the BIG deal it is on an aeroplane. Nev
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    EGTs are VERY Important on Turbines also, or it's drip drip drip out the Back on start or a flung turbine wheel at other times. On 2 strokes IF you Know the Mixture stays where it should be you COULD dispense with it?? Nev
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    EGT's are Important on a 2 stroke. Vibration Probably Makes these things brittle. I reckon you will need the whole lot. Nev
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    You are Just digging a deeper hole for yourself. Nev
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    Anti scuffing additives in the Oil can short out plugs also. Get an old style Hairpin and carefully grind a chisel Point on the longest arm and use that to scratch the deposit from all of the electrode surface. Use anti seize on the Plug threads. Nev
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    A solid bit of structure at the front, usually. of the canopy, capable of taking the weight of the Aircraft. Nev
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    There's some Hairy efforts there. The ONE with the AIrbus A 300. The throttles didn't respond due to wrong manipulation of the Auto's With An Aeroformation Pilot in France. Nev
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    In such circumstances, FIRE is almost Guaranteed. Unfortunately. Safety Pylons were used in some Planes to Make egress easier and Maybe a fire extinguisher and race car style Fuel Tanks. ALL cost and weight. Nev
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    The thread topic IS VERY SPECIFIC in this instance. and is on going and involves Fatalities. Nev
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    Well I would. You are welcome. It wouldn't do for Me what it might for you and I always was a risk averse person and Know what can go wrong in older engines where there isn't the Hands on experience there was in their Heyday or the New Bits. Merlins have a few Quirky faults in any case even when New. The thrill and value is not in it for Me Nor would I want my wife and kids to do it either. There are Very few Countries where merlin's were permitted in Civil USE. Nev
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    This FORUM Goes World wide and I'm much ashamed of the Unfounded Criticism (by YOU) of a Good Real Life Flying Machine being tested in the Marketplace. THAT takes GUTS. Your comments Skip, are really OFF. and reflect badly on the Quality of discussion this site. . It 'so easy to criticise. How would YOU like it if you had put a Plane on the Market backed with your Money and copped a drubbing like you have Handed out.? Nev
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    Desperation over ruling sound Judgement. The Casualty is TRUST. AND most People do not WANT this.. dare I say, "Obsessive" Behaviour. . Nev
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    Bl**dy Hell You are getting worse by the Minute. SKIP. Nev
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    You are bringing Gliders into the equation Todays gliders are extremely aerodynamic AND expensive. . Nev
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    Anyhow you can't beat the reliability of Jet Motors but they Have NO Personality at all and are relatively Much more easy to manage. In a single engined Plane I'm always very Conscious of what I'm Flying OVER. MODERN twin Engined Jets HAVE plenty of Power on ONE. and they will GLIDE 100NM from FL 310.. Nev
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    They are reputed to be very Pleasant on the controls. I've flown with MANY exWW2 Pilots Most of whom NEVER bring up the subject of the WAR at all. They had too many Mates who didn't come back and many finished the war with About 350 Hours total time. They got the equal of being thrown Into the Atlantic to Learn to Swim. Nev
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    A mention of control FEEL with Jabiru's "Bowden" push Pull cables is worth a Mention. Overall I think the 230 is a Pretty good Plane. IF the engine gets Hot on a hot day Increase the climb speed keeping in Mind any ground obstacles.. Nev
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    Not sure being as BAD is the answer. Nev
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    What IS your Message other than' this New Plane has Nothing going for it? ' and you won't SHUT UP about it. .You dish plenty out. Learn to take a bit BACK. Anyone else would read the Mood and give it a rest. Nev
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    I have Knocked Back a flight in things like that. I have no desire to be Over Houses with a single engine that is very old and glides at about 100 Kts IF it stops. Merlins in those Planes had a TBO of about 200 Hours . They also have a very high P factor with the Prop. Get a Bit slow with nose up and apply power and it will roll uncontrollably. Nev.
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    You WILL PAY a Bit for any time in one of those. Nev
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    SOMEBODY HAS To DO IT. FLARE (arrest descent) Touchdown and Ground Roll describes it. There is also the 3 Pointer or a wheel IT on, "wheeler" technique. for tail wheel aircraft. 2 distinctly different techniques, best decided on BEFORE you get there. Nev
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    What about C-130's ATRs and F27s .Cessna Caravans." Probably" is not a useful term if you are designing something. Struts ARE a good way to strengthen a wing and save weight in the wing structure without a critical carry through spar restricting Headroom. and failing from fatigue. Access to doors is easier in a HIGH wing , but making a retractable gear can be harder. Nev
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