Quote Originally Posted by Bill Greenwood View Post
Dana, the listing from Courtesy says Hirth engines, not Rotax. I was mistaken about the radial part, I thought I saw them that way at Oshkosh.
My mistake. But Rotax or Hirth, they won't sound like radials.
The engines are 60 hp so 240 total which doesnt seem bad for an empty weight of only 1800 lbs. And how would you expect it to fly poorly, what do you base that on? Have you seen this plane or better yet seen it fly?
A real B-17 flies very well.
I have heard it said that it's underpowered. That may or may not be true. But I didn't say it would fly poorly, I just said, "I doubt that it "flies well", at least by ordinary sport plane standards." A real B-17 flies very well, but it doesn't fly like a light sport plane.
And maybe you guys dont think this plane is extraordinary and want to find negatives about it, but I think it is special.
Absolutely it's special, and a wonderful thing. The discussion is whether it would be worth the asking price to any potential buyer.