I wasn't going to comment but since you ask.... The man behind this engine is Jan Eggenfellner from the failed Eggenfellner Subaru . If you google this you will see that Jan has left several RV builders broke and with no engine to mount on their airplane. Jan promised more horsepower than the engine could produce at more weight than he claimed. Cooling issues was also a factor for this engine. Please research this and come to your own conclusion about his character...… As far as his Viking engine, I've been hearing about a lot of overheating issues. There have been several for sale lately so that kind of tells me that there's issues.
Mike Sylvester kr2s builder Birmingham,AL. Cell no.205-966-3854 ________________________________ From: KRnet <[email protected]> on behalf of Samuel Spanovich via KRnet <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2019 1:03 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Cc: Samuel Spanovich <[email protected]> Subject: KR> Interesting engine for sale Anybody know anything about these engines, or whether they’d be a good fit for a KR? I looked up the Viking Engines website and on one hand, the performance seem decent, but on the other I’d be on edge running a little Honda engine at 4000-5000 RPM for the duration of an entire flight. That just doesn’t seem like a task that the little Honda Fit engine was once designed for. I am also having a hard time picturing their 90 HP engine only weighing 159 lbs (listed on their website). After adding a radiator & coolant, fuel injection system, computer, and reduction gearbox, that figure seems awfully light for such a high powered motor. The 130 HP model seems a little reasonable, at 220 lbs, about the same as a Corvair. Could this be the weight of just the engine without the above attachments? Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected]
