Hi Jim, I couldn't but crack up and laugh, that was so cool. So you had an encounter with an individual that was telling you that you can't fly with a certain...
Dark and best kept secrets about Our Social Security. Many years ago in Seattle, two wonderful neighbors, Elliott and Patty Roosevelt came to my home to swim...
After researching the possibility of modifying a 4A032 for use in powering my Moni motorglider, I've decided to go ahead and do it... so if you have a new or...
We have another live one. I sure would like to see the scoop and findings on that research and How you arrived to the conclusion this is a suitable engine for...
Thanks for the great off-line response everyone! Many asked what I was hoping to get out of this engine... My static test success criteria is 4,000 RPM at 20...
I've posted before, I have a new unused 4A032, as well as a parts engine that was supposedly rebuilt to mil-spec and stored, I took that one apart. They came...
Hi Dan, Well you have the nay and yea sayers. I would say it is a suitable engine, but as you have read, there is a bit of work to do to get it right. I have...
You might want to make sure you arent pinning your hopes on an almost useless criteria ( static thrust ). It is easily possible that an engine prop setup...
http://www.nortexinfo.net/jhardy/moni_engine.html He has aleady installed a 032 in a Moni, maybe ask him if he ever flew it with the 032 before he sold it. ...
Roger, Thank you sooo much for providing the valuable information and recommendations... lots of good stuff here!! It's always great to get constructive and...
Your prop numbers are realistic so you have at least that part right, you pitch is on very low side because its only good for 80 MPH and it would limit...
Thanks Dan, Time for you to turn the Computer and the TV off, get into the garage, turn the radio on, and move into a world of your own. A couple of helpful...
I'm well aware of how propeller thrust varies with airspeed. Measuring static thrust with a known propeller is merely a method of determining if the engine is...
Roger, I can't thank you enough for the valuable information! ..don't know yet what the compression ratio I'll have to start off. Bruce mentioned that the -2,...
Hi all, If you want a lightweight 4 stroke engine DESIGNED for aircraft, why not just buy it ? The engine for this purpose has been available for a year now...
I joined this group to learn about this engine and all of it's possible uses and it seems like every time someone has an idea or asks for advice about trying...
You might not know it, but there are different heads and different valves for these engines. If you get hold of late version of this engine,you will be ok, if...
Yeah, I used to be like you to, have been involved in this forum and this engine for, I dont know, 7 years ? I have seen them all come and go, all the great...
Leslie, I feel your pain.. some of these folks mean well, but aren't helpful. Others are simply bitter little curmudeons who delight in antagonizing others....
Tracy I appreciate your input, that you take responsibility for us so we dont go and kill ourselves, and that you keep a watchful eyes on us. Not that you...
You're partly right. Bo one wants to fly the 032. Everyone wants to turn it into something it isnt instead of figuring out how to fly with it. Scott...
Well we know it doesnt have a lot of power in it, so in order to fly it, it is highly recommended to turn it into something it isn't , so it will become...
Have a question. I just can't get it right in my head. In different times, there have been all this "Pill in the tank" treatments. Who haven't heard of the 300...
All, I've lurking on this board since it started to see what I could learn. I've learned that this engine uses the splash method of oiling its major moving ...
Hi All I have been reading comments about this engine for a year or so now and found it to be an interesting forum. I do think however currently we may be...
How about using the 4A032 to power a mini runway ambulance? ... From: larry ice To: 4A032@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 3:12 PM Subject:...
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