The BMW motorcycle engine is being used for light aircraft. Actually, BMW was making aircraft engines before they began building motorcycles. The BMW logo represents a spinning propeller. Anyway, here are a couple of links worth looking at:
http://www.ultralightnews.com/engineinfo/bmwconversion.htm http://www.homebuiltaircraft.com/classified/AdDetail aspx?itemid=153&directory=+160 When you give a lesson in meanness to a critter or a person, don't be surprised if they learn their lesson. -------Original Message------- From: KRnet List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: 07/05/04 20:35:22 To: KRnet Subject: @WL KR> Harleys and auto engines Doug I was not saying the motorcycle engines were a bad choice, just that a noted author stated them too heavy for their output. The transmissions on them are to allow for mechanical advantage so that they can accelerate they way they do and perform, like any transmission. In all engine families there will be exceptions to the rule. And as a side note when your Harley dies on the side of the road, it will be me on my Yamaha cruiser riding by still going. On you statement about auto manufacturers going down in power and output, that is false. They have not only gone up in the last 10 years, but have done so while still burning cleaner. I aplaud Hog Motors and hope they are successful because I can't stand the apparent monopoly that the aircraft engine people have. I am running a VW engine, but have another engine in the skunk works to replace it that will stay in secret until the firewall forward package is proven and complete. Colin & Bev Rainey KR2(td) N96TA Sanford, FL crain...@cfl.rr.com http://kr-builder.org/Colin/index.html _______________________________________ to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
