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Old 01-13-2003, 10:30 AM
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Drew, I wish you the best of luck building your plane. Someday I hope to build my own, and it'd be icing on the cake to put a Subaru engine in it.

Keep us up-to-date on your prject, please!
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Old 01-13-2003, 09:17 PM
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Thumbs up Subaru powered airplanes

Subaru makes some really kick-butt homebuilt airplane conversions. I know of many folks flying behind one. They are light, powerful and rock-solid dependable. As far as liquid-cooling, it's just as difficult to develop an air-cooled installation. AND air cooled engines develop problems unique to them.

As far as locating the radiator, etc., the way to ensure trouble-free cooling is to either a) set up a venturi in the nose, or b) put the radiator as far back on the fuse as possible. This allows most of the heat energy to dissipate, and certain aircraft have been built that lack a radiator entirely; they just use the water lines running to the tail and back for cooling.

I love airplanes; I'm an A&P/Avionics mechanic, and my wife is a pilot, training for her IFR rating. We are truly made for each other. Thanks for the messages.

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Old 01-14-2003, 04:41 AM
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A match made..

in the heavens... Sounds too good to be true.

Good for you and PLEASE PLEASE keep us (or at least ME) posted on your adventure.
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Old 01-14-2003, 09:51 AM
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People have done this before....

http://www.sdsefi.com/air31.htm
http://www.sdsefi.com/air34.htm

What I would like to see is someone fit an aircraft engine in their SVX
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SVX Plane....

since it would be made from an SVX, wouldn't he be able to come to one of the meets (quicker and easier) and show off his flying contraption along with our cars?!?!?! I think that it would be cool
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Re: SVX Plane....

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since it would be made from an SVX, wouldn't he be able to come to one of the meets (quicker and easier) and show off his flying contraption along with our cars?!?!?! I think that it would be cool
Way!

I'd give him a ride in mine, if he'd give me a ride in his!
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Old 01-15-2003, 11:59 AM
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People have done this before....

http://www.sdsefi.com/air31.htm
http://www.sdsefi.com/air34.htm

What I would like to see is someone fit an aircraft engine in their SVX
Well, we know that it's been done before - but we've never had somebody come to the site before they did it. This might be a great opportunity to see a project like this come together.
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