Re: I'm considering powering a homebuilt airplane with a Ford V-8 Flathead
I just don't get it? Sorry! The flatties made / make great harbor motors for sail boats and great power any sort of roadster ever built. It's sacrilege to put a SBC in a roadster but semi reasonable. However, a flattie in an airplane is just "plane" stupid. Obviously it can be done but what's the point?
A very good friend of mine made a great gear reduction device for automotive engines in airplanes. He may still have a website.His name was Buddy Warren, you may have known him...
He died when his SBC powered homebuilt crashed on the way to an airshow. g
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