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Old 12-23-2004 | 11:36 PM
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captinjohn
 
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Default RE: Using car engines in planes?
Car engine may work good with gear reduction ! Look into it more. 36,000 RPM with 3-1 reduction = about 12,000 RPM. That would be a good RPM for certain prop sizes. Just a Idea!!! Capt,n
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