Paul Visk wrote: > Can someone tell me the distance between the bottom of the firewall and > the center line of a corvair engine? I might have a 56x60 prop. I need > to know how long the nose and main gear needs to be so I don't make rumble > strips down the runway.
See the image at the bottom of > Can someone tell me the distance between the bottom of the firewall and the center line of a corvair engine? I might have a 56x60 prop. I need to know how long the nose and main gear needs to be so I don't make rumble strips down the runway. You need one more measurement to make to get your number, crank centerline to the bottom of the case, but that should be easy for you.. The 8.25" number is bottom of firewall to bottom of case. A 56" prop is pushing it, somewhat. I started out with a 52" prop, then went to 54" props (and I killed one of those in a deliberate nose-low landing), and after a lot of experience went to a 56" prop, but you need to keep the tail low and be cognizant that there's not a lot of room for the prop clearance out front... Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com website at http://www.N56ML.com --------------------------------------------------------
