Tom Smythe wrote:

Hi,

?).

My current plane of choice (not purchased yet) is the Murphy Beaver with
a 20B attached instead of the Russian radial. At present, we're getting
ready to move out to the country from our suburban home, but sometime in
the next year or so... ;-)

I've been reading and learning for a long time from the folks on this
list - thank you all very much for your efforts and ideas.

Tom Smythe

I am a bit curious as to why you would opt for the 20B for the big Murphy
instead
of the Russian radial. The M14 is a natural for that plane. It is cheap and
reliable
the match up is already worked out, the props for it are great for that
application,
The power to weight ratio is hard to beat, and the sfc is not too bad. The
20B
is more of a racer choice. The Murphy is a truck , and a pretty darn good
one
particularly with the M14 - Vance Jaqua

Vance I am surprised at you. Piston engines are grenades waiting to happen.
The three rotor would last twice as long and be much cheaper to overhaul.
Forget piston engines. They are dinosaurs.

Paul Lamar
 
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