David
I thoroughly endorse David's comment. It's hard enough to build a plane
without the additional challenge of a non standard engine. I almost went
down the Subaru route and so glad I didnt - I did a thing which I almost
never do...I followed advice
What MAP settings do you use on your 914 for max continuous and for cruise?
Will
William Daniell
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On Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 12:49 PM <davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk> wrote:
> Tony, If it is not too late I would suggest thinking very seriously about
> fitting any engine other than a Rotax. The plane was designed around the
> Rotax, it works superbly with the Rotax and if built carefully has an
> excellent load carrying capacity and excellent performance with a Rotax,
> particularly a 912S or 914. With my 914 and a Woodcomp CS prop I can exceed
> VNe on the flat at MAUW from 6500 ft upwards whilst having capacity for two
> good sized men, full fuel and luggage. Having been around the Europa scene
> for a couple of decades I have seen multiple episodes of folk regretting
> the decision to try some other sort of engine. I wouldn't knock the O-200
> in airframes designed for it but it is appreciably heavier than the 912S
> or 914 and it is difficult to see any sensible advantage. When I analysed
> all the ditchings around the UK over a 20 yr period ( a few years back), of
> the 49 planes that went in the water, there were none powered by any Rotax
> 91variants, but quite a lot of Continentals. It is after all a much older
> design than the Rotax. Most people building carefully and fitting a Rotax
> will end up with an empty weight between 820 and 880 lbs (but totals well
> up in the 900s are not unknown). With a MAUW of 1370 lbs this gives a
> total useable weight or load capacity for crew and baggage of between 550
> and 480lbs (that is 250 - 218kg). Baggage capacity is 80 lbs /36kg and if
> you are touring you may well find you need all of that. And if you are to
> take a couple of average chaps of 185lbs/85kg you are clearly left making
> compromises which will be quite restricting if your build is on the heavy
> side even before you fit a heavy engine.
>
> Best wishes, David Joyce
>
>
> On 2020-12-23 11:05, Anthony Braun wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
> New to the list. I just purchased a Europa project and am going with a non
> standard engine. What is the maximum safe dia. Prop with a tricycle gear or
> conventional tail wheel setup?
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