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Originally Posted by TexasSP
My point was more to illustrate that it's not a simple drop in where as buying the proper setup will be the better and less expensive route in the long run. Not too mention that you really need to stick with the type engine the plane was designed around.
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You are right, but the statment that a car engine cannot be placed in a plane is incorrect. There are lots of car engines that make into experimental homebuilt planes, including small block Chevy V8's. I don't know what rotary engine you are talking about, did you mean Rotax? The guy that put the 3.8L supercharged V6 engine out of a Supercoupe in his plane (don't remember what it was) came to our board to ask some questions, I told him that I wouldn't recomend it because it's not a reliable engine (or engine managment system for that matter). I don't remember what happened with the project.
Willy,
What type of time frame do you think it will take you to get it finished? I remember one of my Dad's friends had a Long EZ when I was about 12 or so and I thought that was the cats pajamas. I really like the "new" kits they have out now for the sport flying segment. I know it's probably going to be a few years before you get done but that's what hobbies are for. Have fun with it, a lot of it is going to be a PITA and frustrating, but the fun of flying will make up for it.
Jeff