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    Remember Ernie Hall's Field..

    The last location that Ernie Hall flew from was in Howland Ohio he flew his cub from there until just before he passed away.. Was a grass strip .. How many of you have ever heard of Ernie Hall ??
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    Starting your flying lessons if you can I'd...

    Starting your flying lessons if you can I'd suggest a quiet airport with long runways like near me Stewart Airport Newburgh NY. With a 11,800 ft. runway it should take some of the pressure off of...
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    The Griffon engine peaked at about 3500...

    The Griffon engine peaked at about 3500 Horsepower Most of the single RW4360's were 3500 to 4500 Horsepower and that double 4360 would have to be a real beast it would be interesting to see if the...
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    Biggest problem here would be if it did run what...

    Biggest problem here would be if it did run what would somebody ever do for a prop for such a monster if you got it running correctly it could be 8000 Horsepower..
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    I looked at the Flyeco site this looks like a...

    I looked at the Flyeco site this looks like a great choice from some of the very old design small continental and Lycoming engines designed in the 40's Mercedes Benz has a history of building good...
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    The Yamar diesel and the Kubota diesel are very...

    The Yamar diesel and the Kubota diesel are very similar in quality John Deere buys all there small diesel engines from Yamar all there 20 to 50 hp. tractors are running Yamar engines.. These little...
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    I got to see an old Packard 9 cylinder aircooled...

    I got to see an old Packard 9 cylinder aircooled radial diesel airplane engine one time they worked and they flew.. They had a unique feature they only had one valve per cylinder the same valve...
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    The DT1803-cr-t Kubobata is 47 HP. @ 2700 RPMs...

    The DT1803-cr-t Kubobata is 47 HP. @ 2700 RPMs and max RPMs is 2700 from factory and weighs 410 lbs all accessories including the flywheel aircleaner exaust pipes muffler. What I've found is the...
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    Thanks I didn't realize that the Model T Engine...

    Thanks I didn't realize that the Model T Engine was that light weight And I'm familiar with the Model A engine the Ford 9&8N farm tractors used a modified version of the Model A motor .. I've had 2...
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    Diesel powered flight ???

    I've seen some material about the 1930 Pietenpol air camper looks like a nice little slow fly around the neighborhood have fun sort of plane .. It shows it using Ford Model T motor my question is...
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