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How's your Transfer cases going? and the rust. Nev

Aviation?? Is this an Aviation forum.? Nev

It depends on which Power range you want to work in. The Lycoming is a bit bulkier and heavier and has the camshaft over the top causing a few corrosion problems but going to the Higher Power It'd be the Lycomings mostly all the way. Nev

Yeah I know, where the Kangaroos are. Not Austria. Nev

You will just have to keep up with the Joneses space. It's not safe to stop. Deadly IF you're on a motorbike. . Nev

Certainly looks the Part with the Rotec radial in it. Nev

Clutter is when you have a lot of planes close together and radio work is in need of a bit of polishing up. Quality of signal and procedures. A lot of concern has been the cost and who should bear it, It seems that is about as cheap as it's ever going to be. Nev

They have been fiddling with this one for a long time. Clutter bother's me and you'll still need better radio work.. The current set up is not good enough. Nev

You can't just pull a TBO out of thin air.. 10 hours at full throttle would be enough for a drone . You can fit them loose so they have no chance of a bearing or piston seizing A stroke would be good enough.Nev

I do as much research as I have spare time for. For now and to the future there's a lot of uncertainty compared to the past . A few companies may find it hard to stay in the game . .. I'd rate the Continental 0- 200 as the best motor since the 50's in it's class. It was also made by Rolls Royce Under licence Probably by China now How to improve it? Put the starter ring gear behind the prop with a lightweight starter and have a Belt driven. alternator .Nev

They are all good when you're paying the premiums. What do I mean ALL. Most are run by one mob. Nev

The Average Norm and Karen don't care .It's about what's in it for ME.

Good try mph7. It's NOT France, so you have a chance.. Anglo's can be in short supply here.. Nev

Funny how we have to fight for what we had first.. Funny as in ODD. Don't look for LOGIC.. Nev

Yes I've. seen that done Nev.

It would have to be but they originally used 130/145 I think.. It would have to be derated to use 100 LL but that would apply to a lot of that military Stuff. Nev

Peter Franks had one at Lethbridge. Originally built by Ted Hardcastle.. It had an "event" and Peter rebuilt it. It had a Rotax 912 in it. Very attractive aircraft. White with Red. Nev

Good that some still fly. I wonder what fuel they burn in it?Nev

TQ DB was for Merc manual gearbox. ATF plus LUBRISOL was used in some Ford gearboxes/ Hard to lubricate gears and have the synchro work well at the same time. I put Tractor oil Universal in the Dexta and the engine sounded like the bearings were not even there. You could here is a KM away. Checked in the sump. Nothing. Everyone said you have to rebuild the motor. Couldn't see how that would be necessary SO a new sump of proper diesel oil and a new filter Put newspaper over the radiator and run it at near boiling at 1300 rpm for about an hour and it's till going 53 years later, The rings had carboned up and the noise was the High pressure GAS BLASTING past them'

Ona FARM you have your own storage tanks and a truck comes and fills them up.Nev

Building a product that has to rely on cutting edge technology means it's a very critical thing to operate. Ie NO margin for error. An example IF the gearbox was separately Lubricated two oils could easily be found out there already .One for the Engine Onne for the red. gear and clutch.. Most engine gearbox set ups are separate, SAE 50 was a gearbox oil until the mid 70s when Borg Warner notified all users of their gearboxes it no longer met the specs not would any engine oil for road use.. It wasn't any change in the gearboxes The Market engine oil had departed from the specs due having to meet OTHER specs. In this case be catalytic Converter Compatible so some friction/ anti scuffing additives had to be removed. Rotax is expecting their oll to do multiple functions, some in conflict with others. That means compromise.. and less performance than would otherwise have been Possible. Multi fleet oils will not be optimum for each different use but you only have to keep one oil. That's the thought music. of the Marketers. Nev

Sea Furies have a nice sound when starting up. Sleeve valve motor.. Nev

At Moorabbin I didn't go there very often as you spent a bit too much time on the ground. I remember getting a Decathlon from Peter Binney? and doing some aeros in the area near where Holden had a test Track with a CASA ATO. I had lots of friends in CASA then when they actually FLEW Planes. Nev

How much assistance does the tower do? Nev

The Space Launching pad didn't materialise either.. Nev