Rotax Popularity?

drseti · Post by **drseti** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:59 pm

jnmeade wrote: I won't argue with you.

No argument desired or intended, my friend. I was trying to inject some levity into the discussion, hence the

in my previous post.

Jack Tyler · Post by **Jack Tyler** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:05 pm

Re: Paul's post, here's an example of what the aircraft would look like when powered by those two different (in many ways) engines.

Lycoming-powered Eaglet:

Rotax-powered Eaglet:

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And since the cowls are very different, I'd next be comparing the W/B charts.

drseti · Post by **drseti** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:14 pm

Great pix, Jack. I think the relative sizes of the air intakes helps to underscore one of the differences engendered by water-cooled heads.

So, do you have access to that wt/bal info?

zaitcev · Post by **zaitcev** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:35 am

Pictures were hotlinked from ByDanJohnson:
http://www.bydanjohnson.com/index.cfm?b=6&m=1
BTW, I usually add something nasty in this case, like a blinking GIF. With a penis.