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11-23-2013, 11:24 PM | #1 |
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new flat head light aircraft engine
Not Model A, but fascinating. Look close. A newer 90+hp engine is in the works and, I believe, weighs 150#. www.d-motor.eu
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11-23-2013, 11:38 PM | #2 |
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It is kind of unusual to hear someone say "Flathead" like it is a good thing. Pretty cool.
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11-23-2013, 11:50 PM | #3 |
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I can't be a good thing! Everyone knows that if a flathead engine was a good idea all engines would have them today!!
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11-25-2013, 12:59 PM | #4 |
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It's tricky to get videos of this engine running on their website, but worth while to see and hear. Try just googling "aircraft d-motor". Notice the short take-off roll and climb out angle in an LSA.
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11-25-2013, 01:08 PM | #5 |
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Re: new flat head light aircraft engine
The specs and write-up are pretty brief and some info appears to be wrong. I'd like to know the TBO.
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11-25-2013, 01:45 PM | #6 |
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11-25-2013, 03:19 PM | #7 |
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48 miles per gallon - not bad!
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11-25-2013, 04:16 PM | #8 |
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Thanks Jim. 2.5 GPH ! I sure like that !
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11-25-2013, 06:58 PM | #9 |
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Re: new flat head light aircraft engine
The big downfall of this engine is that it runs on avgas. Avgas is on the way out, at least here in Australia, and it becomes more and more expensive to fill up. One of the local aero engine shops here is developing a 4cyl diesel. It is a flat 4, and 2 pistons go toward each other so there is no head, and the combustion chamber is the space between the pistons at TDC. It is a 2 stroke, so there are few moving parts.
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11-26-2013, 06:33 AM | #10 |
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Well, avgas is expensive, thats for sure. 80 disappeared from this area long ago. 100LL is about to become extinct also, replaced by a lower octane no lead. A lot of fellas do run their aero engines on mogas, but, I won't.
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11-26-2013, 02:18 PM | #11 |
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It seems as if Ferdinand Porsche's engine concept is alive and doing quite well.
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11-26-2013, 03:15 PM | #12 |
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The flat engine has been around a long time. Karl Benz designed it in the 1890s and they are still going strong. I've had many over the years in both air and water cooled versions from Continental, Lycoming, Franklin, Onan, Porsche, Honda. I'm running a flat 6 in a motorcycle with a carburetor for each sparkler..
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11-26-2013, 07:41 PM | #13 |
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The flathead has been around a long time too, but doesn't get much respect anymore.
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11-27-2013, 01:43 PM | #14 |
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