I think you are right on the displacement, but I flew the carburated version, that also produced 125 hp.... I was a flight instructor just out of Embry Riddle and working as chief flight instructor at a military flying club in Germany. We had two of the Rheims built C-150 Aerobats with the 125 hp engines, and a 152 with the Lycoming. They flew pretty well, giving us a 1000 fpm climb in the pattern with a 3000 ft density altitude. The only outward clue, was the bumps in the cowl for the spark plug wires on the front cylinders.
I think that would be a great engine for the KR-2!! But I think I'll stick to the converted Corvair with 2850 or 3000 cc's and about 120 hp. Bill Zorc Vero Beach, FL KR-2 project N9040E -----Original Message----- From: Flesner via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> To: krnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> Cc: Flesner <fles...@frontier.com> Sent: Sat, Jun 2, 2018 7:54 am Subject: Re: KR> Rolls Royce engine On 5/31/2018 8:49 PM, Phillip Matheson via KRnet wrote: > is that a Rolls Royce built Continental Clone with the larger cylinders and pistons, etc? They were standard on the Reims built C-150 Aerobats and put out 125 hp for only 7 lbs extra weight. If so where did you manage to find those cylinders, pistons, etc? > Bill Zorc +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You might be thinking of the Continental IO-240 but I wasn't aware they were ever used in the Aerobat. I'd love to have an (injected/opposed) 240 in my KR but I'd have to sell the airplane to afford one. That engine is an 0-200 case with, I think, 0-360 cylinders and fuel injection and rated at 125 hp. That would make a KR really scoot. That engine was used in the Cessna plastic two place trainer that was discontinued. One was modified for water cooling and used in Rutan's round the world flight. The engine occasionally comes up for sale on Barnstormers but out of my price range. Larry Flesner _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
