Microlighters

Seeing that aviation engines are so uotragously priced, has anyone ever considered using Porche engines?Four or six cylindre boxer aircooled.................beeeeeeg power...........seems the perfect choice to me.

Hi Smallfly

Porsche actually used to make aviation engines for the Mooney's
all the originals have porsche engines (Mooney are the fastest light aircraft in that league incidently)

As a matter of interest
BMW of course was originaly an aircraft engine manufacturer hence their logo is a picture of a prop in the sky

Rolls Royce obviously still a very large manufacturer for the big aeries

VW conversions done for a lot of the micros as we have seen here and Subaru used a lot for Gyros

Mitsubishi was used on the japanese Zeros and other A/C during World War II

Not sure if there are any others but I think one of the Italian (fiat maybee) are also used on a light a/c ??

You know what they say about Porche???? A beetle in dress is a beetle non the less .............................................................Just kidding Porche drivers.

Can't like what I can't aford

Actually Porsch and VW started as Identical Motors, Even the type IV that is used in some of the aircooled busses etc are identical castings of the 4 cylinder VW motors even have the holes for the EGT CHT probes. Very interesting and surprising Specifically noticeable with the Type IV 411 motor