No. That was when I had the Zenith carb that was going overly rich in
the mid range and fouling plugs. Happened while doing touch and gos
when on downwind.
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Subject: Re: KR> Corvair vs VW
From: "Mark Langford"
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Brian Kraut wrote:
>I can confirm that a KR with one person and a 2180 VW will climb on two
> cylinders, but the pucker factor is much greater than loosing two on a
> Vair for sure.
That sounds like the one that ended up in a tree!
I've done a fair bit of flight testing in N56ML, and one of thos
I can confirm that a KR with one person and a 2180 VW will climb on two
cylinders, but the pucker factor is much greater than loosing two on a
Vair for sure.
>ML
On the Corvair you could blow a spark plug out on takeoff and it
wouldn't be
much of an issue. Ask Bill Clapp, who's done that twice.
I will put in a point that I consider a big benefit of the Corvair.
Assuming you can handle the extra 60 pounds, the Corvair brings a durability
level far greater than does the VW. I have had several VW engines in a car
and two different KRs, and I consider them to be really good engines and
have
Stan wrote:
> If you where making a KR1 would you use a hopped up VW or the 110 hp
> Corvair?
I would have to go with the Corvair, but it would have a 4340 steel crank in
it (which I've bought for the next plane), and they're not cheap. The VW is
a fine engine, but there are two big different
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