REFLECTOR: Deltahawk engine

[dean may]

We just moved my STGRG velocity out of my garage and to the Delta Hawk 
facilities at Racine to have the firewall packages designed for both the 
upright and the inverted engines.  I plan to have the 200hp inverted as the 
final installation on my airframe.

Dean May

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grigore Rosu" <grosu at cs.uiuc.edu>
To: <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 10:01 AM
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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