Now if I can get 15 pounds out of a 3:1 gear box we
will have one heck of an aircraft engine.

Paul, The gearbox housing could be carbon fiber, It would porbably save more than 15 lbs. Check out David Algie's work at Algie Composite aircraft.http://members.iquest.net/~aca/
He has been a head fabricator for Team Green IRL team. His carbon work is flawless, I am totally envious. I also was thinking of how light a front motor mount could be made with honeycomb carbon fiber. The only down side I can see is the potential for fire damage. I see the MMP shaped like the current alum. version on top with a bend back under the oilpan ala shertz beam with the standard barry mounts. Bill Jepson

I would be worried about an in-flight fire as well. One of the reasons
for not using a composite manifold. The less fuel for a fire you have up
there the better.

Paul Lamar
 
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