Power of UL POWER AERO ENGINES ?

[MYR]

Hi !

I am a owner of a UL260i motor (from the belgian UL POWER AERO ENGINES company)... which is yet to be started...

I seriously doubt the output figures given by the company. Max output is supposed to be 95 - 97hp. It happens to be around 79 - 85hp after various investigations.

Is it a widely spread engine in the USA ? Are there any owners in this forum, and if so, are you happy with it ?

Thanks ?

[Jim Heffelfinger]

may want to place this on the hombuilders corner as well.

[malexander]

Check the RV12 forum on VAF. There's a guy on there that put one in an RV12. IIRC, it flew pretty good.

[MYR]

What is VAF ? Where is it ?


Edit : thanks to malexander below

2d Edit : impossible to register !!!
unable to answer to the anti robot questions
What is the model number of the first RV that Richard VanGrunsven offered for sale at Van's Aircraft?
What is the last digit of the localizer frequency in the ILS or LOC RWY 16L approach at Fort Worth's Alliance Airport (KAFW)?
Answers in PM ?

[malexander]

What is VAF ? Where is it ?

VAF is Vans Air Force web site. It's a web site owned by Doug Reeves dedicated to the RV line of aircraft. Lots of information on there.

[Mark]

MYR, those questions are there just to stop automated spamming of their boards. The first RV offered for sale was the RV-3.
They link to the approach plate for KAFW - http://155.178.201.160/d-tpp/1209/06918IL16L.PDF so the localizer freq. is 110.15

I've generally heard good reports on the UL power engines. They quote powers at higher RPMs than Continental/ Lycoming /Rotax so there may be some loss due to using a smaller propeller or a lower RPM limit. In other respects the quoted powers should be comparable.

Where were you informed of these lower power figures?