Guest ozzie Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mvTWiF6KFM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Yes looks like that could be a handy little air-cooled engine for aircraft use. Probabily run better if he had plugged that open line coming off the carb. Just need to work out where to put the prop............................................................................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Toyota also have a little engine like this from a small 1960s car. pretty rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 Toyota Engine I have a couple of those Toyota engines for sale if anyones interested They are out of a Toyota 700 or publica 700cc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Walter Buschor Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 A Citroen Visa engine? no - no way. My wife and I had a holiday in Switzerland some years ago and took a Citroen 2CV to France. I had a perverted desire to drive one of these gadgets and during the whole trip I was reminded of the fact that it was a heap of cowdung. It was guttless beyond believe. It managed less than 60 km/h on the freeway at times and this with the pedal mashed through the floor. The thought to have this unit on any aircraft is actually quite funny since "air" can be deleted and all that remains is "craft". The thing would never fly! there are better alternatives ! happy flying Walter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4aplat Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Hi the 2cv is a 120 km/h cruising car. I think yours has reach the TBO !! In france (and other european country) some ultralight planes use this kind of engine (without the gear box) coming from a VISA it is like a 1/2 VW they aren't powerfull but very light weight MicheL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deskpilot Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Hey MicheL, How about the GS Club flat 4? If only it wasn't such a high revving engine. Much smoother than a VW and goes like a cut snake. Do you know if anybody has used it? I heard or saw a snippet that a commercial firm did some experimentation....true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Citroen 1220. The Citroen 1220 Club is a roller bearing engine I believe. Hard to reco outside of the factory. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4aplat Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 it's very easy to finf parts (like vw parts) Vente pièces détachées pour 2CV et MEHARI - 2CV MEHARI CLUB CASSIS Pièces détachées 2CV TPV-2CV, ventes de pièces detachées pour 2CV, citroen, deuche, 2cv for deskpilot, never heard about a Flat 4 in a GS ??? but the rotary engine was a good stuff ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deskpilot Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 MicheL,. I am sooo surprised that you've never heard of the flat 4, however, now you can read all about it. Citroën GS + GSA boxer engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4aplat Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 it's the first time i heard something about this engine !! I will ask frends of mine about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Walter Buschor Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Hi Michel, Loved your pictures of the engine. A true work of art. The plane also is a piece of art . s it a Pue due Ciel? pardon my french but it looks like one. I do still think that the only way to get a deu chevaux to do a 120 km/hr is down a mineshaft with tailwind. I do have a soft spot for the car - and engine - it is one of the all time greats with the beetle, 911 etc. In Australia people are a little bigger ( from eating burgers - not croissants ) that some if not most would never fit in the plane you showed in the pictures. It IS a great plane though - as IS the Engine. - well done. We do need a little more "grunt" however. That's why the 2CV has to miss out . Finally though m parents had 4 renault estaffet's , 2 peugeot 505, & 1 604. vive la france Walter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4aplat Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Yes the pictures show some "pou du ciel" (louse of the sky) The guy who made the drawing says "if you are able to build a box with wooden plates, you are able to build a pou du ciel. It's a 2 axis plane Lot of people in france used to build some in their garage and here is a modern one with a subaru engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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