REFLECTOR: Deltahawk engine
Al Gietzen
ALVentures at cox.net
Thu May 5 11:11:42 CDT 2005
Welcome; Grigore;
There are a number of builders who have watched the progress of the
Deltahawk awaiting its arrival as a viable alternative. As with any new
engine development, the delays have made its application uncertain; but it
is potentially a very attractive alternative.
My personal opinion is that 160 hp would give marginal performance for a
fixed gear airplane. This is just base on riding in the factory 173FG that
I believe had a 200hp Lyc with Mark Machado some years (and Mark agreed some
more power would be better). The SE FG will perform better, but if you ever
have to a long distance against a headwind, you will be disappointed. It of
course depends on your expected use and expectations.
But then I'm way out of line anyway, putting a 265 hp rotary on a SE RG :).
Al
-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Grigore Rosu
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 7:02 AM
To: reflector at tvbf.org
Subject: REFLECTOR: Deltahawk engine
I am perhaps the latest member of the list (just received the
confirmation of my order for a Velocity SE/FG a few days ago), so please
let me start with a warm hello to all the enthusiastic Velocity Builders!
I am living and flying in Illinois (Champaign-Urbana area), but I am
originally from Romania. I intend to move back to Europe in a few years,
so I am 99% decided to go for a Deltahawk engine (as you may all know, in
Europe the price of AVGAS is prohibitive). I am also very impressed with
the latest comparison data between the DH160V4 engine and the Lycoming
IO-360, so it looks like a DH engine may be a very good choice even for
one flying one's Velocity all the time in the USA ... (see
http://www.deltahawkengines.com/perfor00.shtml).
Are there builders on this list who are seriously considering a DH engine?
Can anybody comment a bit on the three possibile DH engines, namely the
DH160V4, DH180V4, and DH200V4? According to Deltahawk's data, a DH160V4
sounds like just good enough for a Velocity SE/FG. However, a DH180V4
also seems very attractive. Also, what would the REAL difference between
the three engines be in the case of a Velocity SE/FG (ignoring the price)?
Thank you,
Grigore
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