Roosty... Hows this sound?
600" BBC
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sugarshane
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- Joined: January 7th, 2010, 3:35 am
- Location: Phoenix, AZ
Not at all. Almost every general aviation airplane that I have wrenched on has some version of a Lycoming O-360 (360CI opposed 4cyl) or a Lycoming 0-540 (540CI opposed 6cyl). Very low RPM engines that produce peak power around 2700 RPMs depending on temp, altitude, etc... A BBC would be substantially cheaper to maintain but far less efficient without extensive modifications to both the airframe and engine. Im sure that that he had to design a "reduction gearbox" similar to a turbo-prop otherwise operating a BBC where it is most efficient would just cause the prop to slip. Re-do port work, modify the existing carb to be adjusted from the cabin or modify a plate to run an aircraft carb on a chevy manifold. Modify the airframe to comply with weight and balance specifications. Plum it for liquid cooling. ALL KINDS OF STUFF!!.plynn41 wrote:I'm not savvy on airplanes--but a bbc isn't common in small planes, is it? Sure sounded good!
It is bragging rights tho I guess.