Its the 800 etec i went with the 800 instead of the 850 because they both make 165 hp according to rotax however the turbo does mean it makes 165hp an any altitude , the 800etec is altitude compensated to 7500' so hp starts falling off after that. 850 was the original plan but it was just too bulky to fit in my cowl . My last plane i spen a few hundred hours making a cowl and it didnt turn out that great so didnt want to have to do that this time lol. Sub 600lbs plane ill never need all 165hp anyway.
@@yellowcubdriver9545 ya that is one thing on my mind for sure i may need a second cooler . Im kinda thinking this engine isnt gonna have to work to hard so maybe it will be ok but we will see ...soon.
Just wasn't set up to weld aluminum at the time as well as i had the steel in the shop so was a free test part. I am now set up for aluminum so will make another out of aluminum at some point now that I'm more sold on the concept. I added to it so check out the next video to see and let me know what you think.
nice machine! i've got a Macair Merlin GT to rebuild. thinking about going yamaha apex or 912. nice job!
Very nice - thanks for sharing
Sick lift kit
cool plane looking forward o seeing more of it , I know your not youtube famous yet but loose that music when your talking.
K thank you I appreciate the tip
Hey Dave what engine is that?
Its the 800 etec i went with the 800 instead of the 850 because they both make 165 hp according to rotax however the turbo does mean it makes 165hp an any altitude , the 800etec is altitude compensated to 7500' so hp starts falling off after that. 850 was the original plan but it was just too bulky to fit in my cowl . My last plane i spen a few hundred hours making a cowl and it didnt turn out that great so didnt want to have to do that this time lol. Sub 600lbs plane ill never need all 165hp anyway.
Looking forward to seeing the performance! I ride the 800 and 850’s. Good engine. Hope you can keep the temps down with just airflow.
@@yellowcubdriver9545 ya that is one thing on my mind for sure i may need a second cooler . Im kinda thinking this engine isnt gonna have to work to hard so maybe it will be ok but we will see ...soon.
Why not Aluminium
Just wasn't set up to weld aluminum at the time as well as i had the steel in the shop so was a free test part. I am now set up for aluminum so will make another out of aluminum at some point now that I'm more sold on the concept. I added to it so check out the next video to see and let me know what you think.