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rawheels
Joined: 09 Jul 2008
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Location: Westfield, IN
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 Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:59 am Post subject: Thunder Aviation Engines |
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Has anyone heard about these engines?
http://www.thunderaviationengines.com/
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Av8r3400
Joined: 22 Sep 2008
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Location: North Central Wisconsin (KRRL)
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| Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 4:51 am Post subject: Re: Thunder Aviation Engines |
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Looks like a snowmobile motor with a Rotax gearbox attached.
I see they are also marketing an Avid Flyer clone, too...
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rawheels
Joined: 09 Jul 2008
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Location: Westfield, IN
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| Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 3:07 am Post subject: Re: Thunder Aviation Engines |
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The owner says he has sold two that have been put on Kitfox aircraft. One model had to add a bump in the cowl due to how tall the engine is, but the other model didn't.
Seems like a good idea; uses the same mounts as the 582, fuel injection, 4-stroke, easy parts availability (Ford), etc.
I guess the engine has been in the works for a long time under the Motavia name. They had a lot of business related issues, and made a lot of customers mad. This guy purchased the rights to the engine earlier this year and has already sold quite a few engines.
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Mnflyer
Joined: 15 May 2006
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| Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 9:12 am Post subject: Re: Thunder Aviation Engines |
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I thought it looked like the Motavia engine and yep they were trying to get the engine going about 15 yrs ago and they had lots of customers PO'd. I guess a plus it the engine mount would sure make it simple to install as far as the mount only time will tell if its a viable product.
GB in MN
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