RE: Anybody ever run the OS 77VR as a pattern engine?
I think the engine may be as much as 10 years older than that; so early '80s. I know they (purpose built ducted fan engines) were designed to run at very high rpm, but this is clearly a very early effort by OS. I suspect that using the 7D carb will 'tame' the beast somewhat, but still allow it to produce lots of power on more reasonable prop sizes like a 12x10.