Subject: Wiggins & Voyager engines.
From: Paul
Date: 5/17/2000, 5:07 PM

Bill Freeman wrote:

Opps you can't see it in the last picture.
Here it is dead center.

Paul Lamar

Wow.  Looks like a Boy Scout lashing project with
safety wire.  Guess they want to keep that coupling on.

Dissappointing to hear that the Voyager does not live
up to the potential showed by the round-the-world
flight.  I had heard that they ran in the 0.39 or better
range for BSFC on the big flight.  So for an extra
100 lbs and probably $50K per side more than the
aircooler  you get what?  An opportunity to lose
your coolant.  Possibly longer valve life.  Yikes.
No wonder they aren't selling.

Bill
Long EZ builder & pilot
mechanical engineer

 
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