Hey! My W-8 has already done the equivalent of crossing the country. Round trips from Sacramento to Austin, TX, (O-235) and Sacramento to Oshkosh, WI...
Here are a couple of photos of Steve Wittmans Olds engine that he used. He mounted it in his plane inverted. In his Olds engine install plans that I purchased...
Kevin...Honestly, it was not an honest option. Witt really put the effort in and tried to make it an alternative but it really never worked out at all. He also...
I was living near Oshkosh when Steve did the Old's engine. I watched Hjelle and Steve working on it and listened to how they overcame the problems. Once they...
Hello George, 18 degrees and snow here in Chicago. Could you find out more info on the 0-320 valve failures like which valve and how many hrs? Dennis in...
Here are two pictures. One shows what a flying Tailwind looks like. The other picture is the view of The Grand Tetons, a sight made possible by using a simple...
Hahahahaha.... I know Dave, that's why my money is betting on your plane! Even if you took the 0-320 off your W8 and re-installed the lower powered 0-235, I...
Fred over the mountains, Paul over Lake Mich. "Leave nothing to chance" Dennis in Chicago PS; i got a speeding ticket yesterday ignoring my own advice!! ... ...
Fred, you outta put a pant on that tail wheel. That would really finish off a beautiful picture. Dave Conrad P.S. you didn't respond on the vinyl ester resin. ...
Dennis: The Tailwind was near Dallas, later sold to Bishop Ca. It was less than 200 hrs on the overhaul. I do not know the hours on the Long Eze. He was...
Hey Dave... I didn't know you had a question about the resin? What did you want to know? Weav ... From: Dave Conrad To: TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
George, my dad did the work in the early 70's. The pollution stuff you refer to hangs outside the engine. The inside is indistinguishable from old stuff...
No disrespect meant.... Emotion and Myth??.. Where are the airplanes that are flying with these engines? Toyota was involved in the certification process....
Fred hit the nail on the head when he speaks of the duty cycle of the automotive engine. They are NOT designed to run continual high rpm as required by...
This company re-engineers Honda engines with more tolerance to overcome the heat problem and has a 500 hour guarantee on their engines. Look at their FAQ. ...
I question their weight comparisons-they are showing all the old heavyweight alternators and starters for the aircraft engines. Frankly using lightweight...
Jerry Hey is probably correct about the Mazda rotary. The question marks for his project, I believe, will be with the gear reduction and with noise reduction....
Very nice photos. The peaks look fantastic and scary at the same time. An engine failure would leave few options ! Larry H. ... From: Fred Weaver To:...
The Sport Aviation article on N37SW, Wittmans Olds V8 Tailwind, was Feb 78. The entire installation without prop and exhaust weighed 335# which I believe...
The popular four cylinder Lycoming and Contintal engines do very well at high r/m. I ran the 0 360 A4A in my Pitts as high as 3600 r/m for 1000 hours. At 1000...
Jim: As I recall, the engine failure on takeoff was at Homestead Fla. caused by water getting into the system after the plane being left outside during a very...
The gear reduction based on the Ford Planetary gear has been delivering the power reliably for 1000's of hours. No problem with gear boxes at all. The...
I would love to fly in a TW. Maybe this spring, after a storm, so that we have some good post-drontal soaring conditions, makes for a better glider ride that...
Tame the rotary exhaust by adding a turbo to it. You would then have a quiet turbo-normalized Tailwind that would be able to fly well over any mountain in...
George.....good question but probably out of context. I think Jim provided a lot of details but maybe not in any particular order. Since the flight from Ocala...
Jerry.... "Serious engine problems"??? Usually the only reason I have a plane not flying is my own laziness or because I'm too busy working or having fun...
You are right, a turbo does make a great muffler and delivers power at altitude. A number of turbo-rotaries have been built and flown but so far in every...
Does anyone have a copy of this I can read? I can't find my old copy... Bill jrs14855 <jimstanton55@...> wrote: The Sport Aviation article on N37SW,...
Would the Corvair engine be suitable for the tailwind? I think I read somewhere that is is a good replacement for the o-320 Lycoming. Andre ... copy... ... was...
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