Nigel Charles wrote:
> <nigelcharles@tiscali.co.uk>
>
>> Whilst I am still deciding what engine to use, I am intrigued by a
>> New
> Zealand
> Subaru engine produced by SUB4.<
>
> The Subaru in whatever form is heavy. From the UK Subaru powered
> Europas it is evident that it has about a 60lb weight penalty.
> Typically this means that by the time you have 2 typical sized adults
> aboard and full fuel you are already at MTOW (no spare payload for
> any baggage). This is probably the main reason why you will see no
> new UK Subaru powered Europas in construction.
Not quite, I have a Subaru engine for mine:)
Mine was converted by NSI - http://www.nsiaero.com/aero_home.html but
getting in touch with them via email has not been too successful.
Cheers,
Mark.
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