> Reading all the technical snags people are running into makes me wonder. I
>know for a fact that if snags are out there, I will get the lot.
>
> My point is , no doubt many builders would be very interested in a nicely
>cowled Jabiru option; but would it be a better choice than the Rotax? if so ,
>will it be easier to fit, more reliable, more economical, etc etc? Obviously
>the hiatus in Kirkbymoorside offers Jabiru an ideal chance to come up with a
>brand new firewall- forward package, but ....how does one decide which
>engine to
>
>buy? And then what about these diesels? Heavy and smelly but so much
>simpler...so ,sell me an engine, Andy at Suncoast Sportplanes!
An aircooled engine will never be as good as a liquid cooled one, (other
things being equal) and a geared prop will always be more efficient than a
direct drive, props need to run slow to be efficient and engines need to
run quite fast.
Graham
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