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Originally posted by FlyRiceRacer02 At least he'll never have to worry about running out of gas or breaking down. But he'll be the slowest damn plane in the skies.
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Originally posted by FlyRiceRacer02 At least he'll never have to worry about running out of gas or breaking down. But he'll be the slowest damn plane in the skies.
Are those engines mounted to the underside of the fuselage? Normally they are attached to the rear sides of the fuselage, but on that plane the mounts look like the are attached to the back of the wing or something.
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Originally posted by DistinctiveBP damn! i wonder if it actually works though. that would be cool if it did
That would work. Depending on whether you have a fixed pitch blade or not I guess. The little planes that I fly came with Bombardier Ski-Doo engines in them (Rotax). It doesn't take much to power a little plane like that. Once they get in the air the RPM's are taken down quite a bit.
The Rotax engine has several unusual features. It has two carburetors. By splitting the carburetor duties between the two, Rotax was able to use smaller carburetors and find room for them on top of this compact engine. The propeller is driven through a reduction gear box (2.27:1). This is transparent to the pilot who reads propeller RPMs on the tachometer. The engine also features an integral 20 amp alternator directly driven by the crankshaft and a 40-amp alternator driven off the pulley that is mounted to the propeller drive flange. The 20-amp alternator is used exclusively to power the dual capacitance discharge ignition system while the 40 amp alternator powers avionics, instruments and electrical accessories. There is no vacuum system and all the instruments are electrically driven. There is no priming system for this engine, but there is a choke (!) which is used for cold starting only. There is no mixture control, the carburetors are automatically altitude compensated.
The propeller is a hydraulically controlled constant speed with two blades. The prop blades are of wood core construction with composite skins and aluminum or polycarbonate bonding edge inserts. There are really only two settings for the prop: Take off (full RPM) and cruise (2400 RPM) making it simple enough even for a student pilot.
Originally posted by gelshmoff Are those engines mounted to the underside of the fuselage? Normally they are attached to the rear sides of the fuselage, but on that plane the mounts look like the are attached to the back of the wing or something.
they are mounted to the top of the wing. Honda claims by putting them there they improve aero dynamics, fuel efficency, and create about 30% more cabin space.
LMAO...hahaha 
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