PabloSniper
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Hello everyone!
I hope I am writing this topic in the right area of the forum.
Well, I am an aviation enthusiast, and also of Rotax engines, because I think their power-to-weight ratio is quite interesting, when compared to that of a traditional engine.
That said, I wanted to bring you some information.
Two Rotax 916 engines, for example, together generate 320 HP and are lighter than an IO-540. And besides the weight, they consume less fuel, and can use car gasoline.
This was an example I found on Reddit, but I made a model sketch using AI.
I think it would be very interesting, because with both engines working well, we won't have the effect of torque.
And if one of them fails, an RV-10 could easily find a landing field with only one engine.
Because if the Tecnam P2006T can maintain level flight with only one Rotax 912 running, an RV-10 can certainly do the same.
But the question I came here to ask is the following.
What is the best way to couple these engines?
Does this idea make sense to you?
I posted this in a Facebook group, and I was almost virtually lynched. I hope that doesn't happen again here.
In the topic I mentioned examples like the RV-10, but I think they can be extended to several other models.
PS: I also thought about an RV-10 Push-Pull, with a clean look, similar to a DO-335. But that's a topic for another thread.
I hope I am writing this topic in the right area of the forum.
Well, I am an aviation enthusiast, and also of Rotax engines, because I think their power-to-weight ratio is quite interesting, when compared to that of a traditional engine.
That said, I wanted to bring you some information.
Two Rotax 916 engines, for example, together generate 320 HP and are lighter than an IO-540. And besides the weight, they consume less fuel, and can use car gasoline.
The example in the mock-up image is an SR22 with 2x Rotax 916 ISs in place of a TSIO550 which is a very close replacement.
Specs: 2x 916 IS vs 1x TSIO 550
Power: 320hp vs 310hp
Mass: 172kg vs 251kg
Length: +- 1100mm vs 1016mm
Cost: $100k vs >$100k
Tandem engine, contra-rotating prop viable?
This was an example I found on Reddit, but I made a model sketch using AI.
I think it would be very interesting, because with both engines working well, we won't have the effect of torque.
And if one of them fails, an RV-10 could easily find a landing field with only one engine.
Because if the Tecnam P2006T can maintain level flight with only one Rotax 912 running, an RV-10 can certainly do the same.
But the question I came here to ask is the following.
What is the best way to couple these engines?
Does this idea make sense to you?
I posted this in a Facebook group, and I was almost virtually lynched. I hope that doesn't happen again here.
In the topic I mentioned examples like the RV-10, but I think they can be extended to several other models.
PS: I also thought about an RV-10 Push-Pull, with a clean look, similar to a DO-335. But that's a topic for another thread.
