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Update on left wing progress
Well this is embarrassing, I just realised I haven't posted an update for almost a year!
Left wing is upside down on the bench. Had a good day on it today, drilled all the pilot holes out to 1/8", clecoed in the front strut fitting, made the strut angle bracket and attached the fitting doubler, and made a start on the flaperon brackets.
Almost bought a Continental C-85 until someone pointed out a forum post on this site advising against it. Will wait until a good 912 comes along for the right price.
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Comment by Marty de la Motte on April 13, 2015 at 8:46am
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Someone had one on a 701 and just couldn't get enough power. I think the main problem is weight, the C-85 is 207 lbs (I think) where the Rotax 912 is 165 including radiator etc. That's a lot of extra weight.
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Comment by Brian Thomas on April 13, 2015 at 8:41am
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What was wrong with the C-85?
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