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Get a 912. My Pegasus Quantum 912 is still climbing at 700ft/min at 10,000
ft. I can see the attraction of a BMW unit though. There is a guy in the UK
who is working on something like this. Go to E Groups and visit the
microlight group and ask for John Hunts details or the guy who has just got
the best technical project award, cant remember his name, sorry.

Jerry.

wrote in message news:94hspt$u36$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> The reason I was more interested in the R1100 engine is that it comes
> with fuel injection from the factory - much better performance at
> altitude then the R100, and since I live at 6000Ft and plan to fly up
> to 12000ft I need every horsepower I can get (and I do not want to wory
> about the carb ice...)
> I have found a couple of companies selling the conversion kits, but I
> still cant find any information on its TBO time and performance in
> the air.
>
> Eugene
>
> In article <3A69A0D4.ED2EF8BA@ican.net>,
> Stan Sanderson wrote:
> > The R1100s being converted but the better one due to its lighter
> weight
> > is the R100 which will give you approx 80hp.. The total cost is about
> the
> > same as a Rotax 582. I know of one person who is at this time
> converting
> > an R100.
> > For additional information send request to my email address. Stan
> >
> > ekokorin@my-deja.com wrote:
> >
> > > I have heard (and even seen some pictures) of BMW R1100 motorcycle
> > > engine powered trikes. Does anyone know which company builds them?
> Are
> > > any of them available in the US?
> > > The BMW engines have a number of advantages over some of the smaller
> > > Rotax engines - fuel injection, horsepower (80-95HP), four-stroke
> > > reliability and fuel consumption. And it looks like they are not too
> > > heavy for two seat trikes.
> > > Any leads would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
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> >
> >
>
>
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