Have a look at Polini for potentially suitable engines. Sent from my iPhone
> On 3 Jun 2023, at 11:32 pm, Flesner via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > > On 6/2/2023 9:15 PM, Ronald Wright via KRnet wrote: >> Hirth is a great engine. hangared inside the fabric will last forever. Was >> the engine pickled? Any idea why it was never flown.. >> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Never flown due to owners age / health. It was purchased finished from the > factory, delivered and assembled, then sat for ten years engine not pickled. > Housed in a dry, bird proof hangar. $1000 minimum sealed bid and I suspect > that to be the selling range with limited bidders. It is actually quite > comfortable for me cockpit wise and I'd love flying it but my main concern is > the engine. 22 hp at 5K+ and 28 hp at 6K+. I can't find anything on the net > that speaks glowingly except that it likes to seize up when run inverted, > throw bearings, and require ear protection with it screaming at you in > flight. Replacing the engine with something making a few more hp would be > $4K to $6K and push it over the weight limit for a "legal" part 103. To stay > legal and make it an E-AB would cost $500 to $800 for an FAA inspection, > taxes to the state, require me to go basic med with doctor visit, bi-annual > flight review, pay for annual condition inspections on the airplane, and the > final hurdle to clear would be , with those kinds of expenditures , my wife > finding out. 🙁🙁 > > Looks like I caught between the tire and the tarmac on this one. > > Larry Flesner > > -- > KRnet mailing list > KRnet@list.krnet.org > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet -- KRnet mailing list KRnet@list.krnet.org https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet
