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Re: Light weight low cost engines

by Mark Jones <abuse@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Oct 13, 2005 at 03:12 PM

GeoMan wrote:
> Light weight low cost four stroke engines, good Rotax replacements,
[snipped]


 Once is a post, twice is an accident... but three times is considered
spam. :)

 Anyways in a somewhat similar topic I was curious, how can the tiny
engines on
powered pod harnesses produce 30HP at the prop? Even geared 3:1 that'd be
10HP
at the crank... sounds easy using nitro fuels @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 10k RPM but are these
engines
naturally-aspirated gasoline 4-cycle? Or 2-cycle? Wouldn't a 2-cycle have
a MTBF
of something like 10 hours?

 I'm surprised to not see a rotary pod engine yet. Complex, but the
weight/power/(durability) ratio would seem superior, no?
 




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Re: Light weight low cost engines
Mark Jones <abuse@[EMA  2005-10-13 15:12:50 
Re: Light weight low cost engines
"Lumberjack" &l  2005-10-14 00:25:27 

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