propeller theory
Keep in mind you do not need to have made a decision until purchasing the finishing kit and or engine. As far as weight and balance with a CS, I placed my ELT under the horizontal and vertical fairing and moved my battery box about 2 feet aft of the firewall centered on the floor. Makes a nice break between the passenger and pilot, ie. my wife can not play footsy with me while I am trying to land...
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We've chosen the 8A, and as in our current plane my wife just hits me in the back of the head if I do something wrong. We haven't picked an engine and prop combination because like avionics they are changing so fast, who knows what will be available. I was looking at Continental's diesel when I was at their factory, 200hp, watercooled, 3000 TBO, and expected 25-30% less $ then their current 360. I'm not greatly concerned, but availability and price of 100LL in the future might be an issue. Alternative fuels might be worth considering........Larry
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Continental has a skymaster test bed airplane fitted with a 4 cylinder diesel motor on the front. A number of companies are experimenting with deisels because they burn jet fuel. This particular engine has full FADEC control which drives the price up considerably, but the engine without FADEC should be quite reasonable. Lots of torque. I saw it at the factory about a year and a half ago, they were working on getting it certified. Its pretty slick.
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If you go to Continental's web site and type in GAP in the search the engine should come up. GAP stands for General Aviation Propulsion. It was a program funded by NASA to look into alternative fuel engines for general aviation airplanes. Its a 2 stroke diesel, turns at 2200rpm (3 bladed prop), direct drive, suposedly quieter, more fuel efficient, less poluting. They're also looking at building 6&8 cylinder versions, and should be available in a couple more years. I didn't get to see it run, and they won't let you take pictures. (there is a photo on the web)
Larry & Debbie Lewis
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RV8A - Empennage Complete
Wings Here, Hangar finished
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Take a look at this Build site, <http://www.rv-8.com/Prop.htm>. It has some information you might want to considerbefor you make up your minds about what kind of prop.