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"I contacted CORSA here in Houston about 3 weeks ago looking for my core and they had no leads for me... not even a lead on a salvage yard known for having Corsairs... do let me know if you find ...

Fair to say!

However I'm doing some engine stuff first -- I'm putting off starting the airframe for the moment for various reasons, some of which have to do with working space considerations.

I contacted the seller about this engine and asked him to send the serial number. The serial number ended with "YR".

If you look that up in Underground Corvair's book, the engine is ident ...

On the 29th I asked Zenith about the Drawings & Plans. Here is their full response:

"The drawings are to be done the end of January."

Reading that literally, there's no promise abo ...

[quote="Matt Ronics"]If Zenith had any sense of responsibility they would ground the XL fleet (insofar as they can advise) pending further review of this problem (meaning until the problem i ...

Ah yes, homebuilthelp.

I have a couple of their DVDs. I'd forgotten, but I have seen that Rotax item there. Thanks for the advice and reminder!

I have some questions for Rotax users of 503, and 582 (583?) engines
who do their own maintenance.

1) How many special tools do you need to tear down these engines?
2) What are common problems ...

It will be interesting to see if the performance you get is similar to Dedaleus' advertised figures. Such an option would be pretty appealing if you did want to cruise slightly faster.

I note their ...

What prop is it? Who made it?

What does "Pegastol" mean?

There's a propeller manufacturer that does an in-flight adjustable propeller. I'm not sure if it's electric or what -- it's not the hydraulic kind requiring oil from the engine.

Maybe more than one ...

George M, HKM,

Thanks for the links and other info.

The BMW is particularly interesting for smaller aircraft in particular because of its weight / power.

I believe it's likely that BMWs can h ...

What BMW engines generate 100HP?

It occurred to me that BMWs were so smooth in operation and durable that they would be the only motorcycle engine I'd think of for bolting on to a small airplane.
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thanks.

Hi all,

I'm interested in building a Corvair conversion. Have WWs manual. I'm having a tough time finding an engine where I live in central Texas.

The junk yards say "no".

For those ...

Hi all,

I've been looking into the 701 for a long time and am curious about pilot reports for it. Seen only one pretty long report on the Web.

I'm particularly interested to know what its best g ...