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fklein(at)orcasonline.com
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:42 pm    Post subject: Europa powerplants Reply with quote
All,

I for one am always interested to read what posters have to say about
various engines powering our (hopefully) ever-growing fleet of Europas.

I'm particularly interested in what John Lawton has to say. As an
owner of aircraft powered both by the Rotax and Jabiru, his
perspective is unique and as a consequence, I believe I can trust that
what he has to say is not colored by his personal investment in one or
the other. Additionally, its my opinion that the Europa airframe
benefits from being known as an aircraft which can be flown
successfully with various powerplants, the choice having been made for
any number of reasons.

Since I am in the process of fitting my mono with a derivative of the
Subaru EA81, a 140 hp MPEFIed engine made by RAM Performance, I also
support the notion that this forum not be restricted to discussions of
Rotax-powered Europas, and hope that other listers can resist any
tendency they might have towards feeling the need to defend their own
engine selection and operational experience when alternatives are
presented. I see nothing to be gained by thinking of this as a zero-
sum game.

Speaking only for myself, I certainly enjoy participation in the
extraordinary realm of experimental aviation.

Fred
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peterz(at)zutrasoft.com
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 3:26 pm    Post subject: Europa powerplants Reply with quote
Fred, I echo your sentiments.  As one still with a pile of parts, I am still looking for the right powerplant.

Thanks to all those that contributed constructively to the Jabiru/Rotax thread, and please keep the information flowing - It can only benefit the builder community.  It is clear which posters have financial interests at stake - obviously tainting their opinions/statements.

I'd like to see the junker-based-design Gemini become a reality!  Although it appears to be yet another engine mfg. victim of underfunding. Hopefully they can bounce back and give us a Jet-A choice for travel to those remote airstrips (especially in the Canadian North), after it's well proven of course.

Cheers,
Pete
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On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Fred Klein <fklein(at)orcasonline.com (fklein(at)orcasonline.com)> wrote:
[quote] --> Europa-List message posted by: Fred Klein <fklein(at)orcasonline.com (fklein(at)orcasonline.com)>

All,

I for one am always interested to read what posters have to say about various engines powering our (hopefully) ever-growing fleet of Europas.

I'm particularly interested in what John Lawton has to say. As an owner of aircraft powered both by the Rotax and Jabiru, his perspective is unique and as a consequence, I believe I can trust that what he has to say is not colored by his personal investment in one or the other. Additionally, its my opinion that the Europa airframe benefits from being known as an aircraft which can be flown successfully with various powerplants, the choice having been made for any number of reasons.

Since I am in the process of fitting my mono with a derivative of the Subaru EA81, a 140 hp MPEFIed engine made by RAM Performance, I also support the notion that this forum not be restricted to discussions of Rotax-powered Europas, and hope that other listers can resist any tendency they might have towards feeling the need to defend their own engine selection and operational experience when alternatives are presented. I see nothing to be gained by thinking of this as a zero-sum game.

Speaking only for myself, I certainly enjoy participation in the extraordinary realm of experimental aviation.

Fred
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