I think that Ivan will be making an announcement on the BMW at the Europa
seminar this weekend. However, as of this time (13:45 4/12/96 UTC), it is
literally minutes away from making the first turn of the starter key. Exciting
times!
There appears to be no current reason why the engine could not be run on Avgas;
it is designed to run on` cheap` (ie Third World minus- 2 Star) unleaded Mogas
and bike owners report satisfactory results with these fuels. The added lead in
Avgas can only be benficial ( as a lubricant) although coking may be alittle
more rapid; the ignition system is such that any increased tendency to plug
wiskering would be resisted. However, if you chose to have a catalyst fitted
(and why not, the Europa is after all one of the less environmentally unfriendly
aircraft around) then the cat. and the Lambda sensor would both be dead after a
tankful.
Duncan McFadyean.
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