Hi Dave
You might consider using a Jabiru 2200 engine! Much less expensive and much
lighter
as well as eliminating the possible coolant leak. They come with a muffler
muff for heating. 80 hp should be very adequate for a motor glider. I am
using the 6 cylinder Jabiru in my mono XS.
Tom Friedland A079 N96V
DJA727@aol.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am in the process of planning the cabin heat for my motor glider project. I
have looked into a radiator type heater sold for another kit built airplane and
have decided it seems rather bulky and hard to fit into the airplane - providing
heat to both sides and to the windscreen. I am now leaning toward an exhaust
muff type heater that would have a blower fan for operation of defrost on
the ground.
>
> What have people done and been successful with? How effective have been the
> heaters
installed? Does Europa have a heater option to purchase? I plan to have
electronic monitoring of the CO in the cabin as well. One disadvantage of the
radiator heater is that it introduces another failure mode of the liquid cooling
system, which is critical for the engine operation. Of course with a glider,
who needs an engine anyway!!!
>
> Dave Anderson
> A227
> Monowheel Motor glider
>
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