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Offline jrbirdman47

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Spirit potential?
« on: July 21, 2025, 10:45:16 AM »
The mental gears are turning..........:  https://spiriteng.com/spirit-v2-engine/


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Re: Spirit potential?
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2025, 06:12:58 PM »
They are setting up next to us at Oshkosh... Nice looking, someone said it was 10k for the engine alone. But I am impressed with the quality of their aircraft that they also just rolled out...

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Re: Spirit potential?
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2025, 04:48:22 AM »
The airplane is beautiful. Looks like it's straight out of the 1930's. 10K for two thirds of a Werner is a bit steep though.

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Re: Spirit potential?
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2025, 03:10:12 PM »
Sure it would work. Is it "better" than the Verner? Maybe..I've certainly had issues with the Verner, but I might have issues with the Spirit, too. Dunno. (shrug)

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Re: Spirit potential?
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2025, 06:24:03 PM »
I like that it is direct drive and has that big-bore loap sound.
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Re: Spirit potential?
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2025, 03:47:27 AM »
I like that it is direct drive and has that big-bore loap sound.
Yeah, it sounds good.  :) Does that translate to vibrates a lot? I know a guy that put a Harley engine on a small homebuilt but never flew it. He was afraid it was going to vibrate the airplane apart.  :o