There is a nice article on Kitplanes.com about H&B.P.’s SS7 with the 916.
I think some of us need to do a group buy on 916s next year. 😁
https://www.kitplanes.com/excess-hor...ort-rotax-916/
There is a nice article on Kitplanes.com about H&B.P.’s SS7 with the 916.
I think some of us need to do a group buy on 916s next year. 😁
https://www.kitplanes.com/excess-hor...ort-rotax-916/
Last edited by Billiken; 11-01-2023 at 10:38 AM.
That 916 is 70% the price of gold, pound for pound. No thanks.
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Flying | SS7 | G3X | Edge 912
Harlan and Susan Payne
Flying FarmFox STI Kitfox N61HP
Rotax 915is, Airmaster prop.
https://www.youtube.com/@KitfoxPilot/videos
Mike Davis
Fairbanks, AK
Kitfox Series 7 SS (received kit on 18 April 2023) N967MD reserved
Rotax 916iS received, still waiting on MTV-6-R propeller
Build log - https://n967md.dcsol.com
Murphy Moose #195 (sold)
1968 C150H still flying regularly
Quicksilver MX built and registered as experimental (destroyed in wind storm)
Just don't test fly one. I won't because I know, just like when I flew the Kitfox, I will buy one. That has to be sensational.
Eddie Forward
Flying
SS7, 912iS, Garmin G3X
Michael Fleming
Joseph, Oregon
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Mike Davis
Fairbanks, AK
Kitfox Series 7 SS (received kit on 18 April 2023) N967MD reserved
Rotax 916iS received, still waiting on MTV-6-R propeller
Build log - https://n967md.dcsol.com
Murphy Moose #195 (sold)
1968 C150H still flying regularly
Quicksilver MX built and registered as experimental (destroyed in wind storm)
Why buy gold? Engines are much more fun
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Ben Bell
Building 7 super sport
O200 powered
1 and 1/2 pound of gold or a 185 lb 160hp engine, sounds like the engine is a bargain. I have a little gold but it sure isn't any fun to play with that I have found. Haha. To each their own as far as I'm concerned. Most everything I bought for my plane was too expensive but I wasn't really looking for an investment. Haha
Harlan and Susan Payne
Flying FarmFox STI Kitfox N61HP
Rotax 915is, Airmaster prop.
https://www.youtube.com/@KitfoxPilot/videos
While visiting Rotax Vernon as they re-assembled my 912UL last week, I was able to skim through the kitplanes article, so it was fun to think of what would I get if my plane was the latest and greatest instead of the state of the art from 32 years ago.
Model 3 with 4 wings, 300lb lighter empty weight; ok useable payload is 400 compared to 600lb ..
rate of climb, 1000 fpm or 1300fpm
cruise 95mph v. 120 .... stall on landing 36 vs 42
fuel consumption, I won’t guess the numbers but I can guess the 916 crowd doesn’t care, all depends on what we want to brag about, eh?
Neat that Rotax keeps on developing, we know they should have the budget for it !