And, you now get a whopping 90 minutes of flight time and a minimum 4 hour recharge!

Hirth has that covered but pricier than hell!

That would require the supplier "to know" just what the hell "experimental" aircraft you are building, ie, a custom aircraft. How would you expect the engine supplier to know that information? And furthermore, the "builder", YOU, can add personal custom details to your build. It's no fucking wonder these kits are Soo expensive. Someone has done the "homework" for you. Here is your cookie cutter kit Sir. Good Luck!

@@Pork-Chopper If Rotax can do it, so can other engine suppliers.

@@MrHanowski I can bet any amount of money you won't find them. Hmm, let's see, you want to outfit your Custom Piper Cub as in, ie, a lookalike kit, you build with a Mitsubishi engine, but wait, the next guy is building an overwing Beechcraft looking thing, an he wants to put in a Volkswagen engine in it! Tell me what company can come up with a "complete materials list" for all those Frankenstein aircraft folks are conjuring up, some using Chevy V8 engines. Look at some of the helicopter build kits, they are expensive and they don't come with some of the special tools you have to purchase separately if you want to do the job right, and there are other materials that YOU purchase yourself, interior fabrics, or leather, primers n paints, and other trim that you may have to fabricate yourself, like trim rings around the control sticks for the rubber or leather boots you install and give it your own custom touch. If you're asking for a turnkey package, just buy a new or used airplane that's already put together n then get an engine package for it. But I digress, here we are talking about "Do It Yourselfers", doing a good part of the build themselves, fabricating as they go along, to keep things AFFORDABLE! And even then it gets to be an expensive hobby.

@@Pork-Chopper Recall, my original post specified "by aircraft type" specifically Powered Parachute. Those typically use 503 or 582 Rotax engines mounted to a flat engine plate. Same for fixed wing planes with these same Rotax engines. With Rotax leaving the 2-cycle engine market, there will be many looking for a drop-in replacement for their 503 or 582. These are the existing applications I'm taking about that alternative engine manufactures should support as a package offering.

Yes, but don't

Yes there are many accomplished well known pilots flying motorcycle and automobile and even show machine engines in their airplanes. Steve Henry comes to !and the multi year winner of the famous STOL drag competition used a Yamaha Snow Machine engine in his plane. Google Steve Henry and or Auto Conversion Engines for Airplanes to find plenty of useful information.

I'm thinking about getting into flying (always wanted to, even joined the Air Cadets in my teens) but am on such a seriously small budget that my only choice would be to try and use a car or bike engine so I hope that I can find the spec's I need and a design that allows for something I can get in a breakers yard... I just got rid of a 1.6l engine that was amazing in my Mazda but don't think it will be light enough to make an air craft from anyway. I know I have a lot of reading to do before I even put a spanner to a nut so don't expect any quick replies here about this. Thanks for asking this qiestion 'Simple Life', you made me less afraid to comment on this video.

NO auto engines. Airplanes will make that auto engine run at rpm's they normally don't use. NO car engines.

@@mmichaeldonavon thank you for the answer one request for your next video log you explain what is deference car engines and airplane engine Andy why Zenth aircraft or some other using Honda Accord or Honda fit engine ??

Covered in the video, try watching it again.

Referring to cavitation, like you can get in boat props.

It is not a 701 :) It is a CH-750 Cruzer. The engine is a Viking 130

Looks can be deceiving! This is the 2nd engine in this aircraft and will not be the last. I change engines as often as possible for the purpose of personal evaluation. Economics gets in the way of making this happen more frequently.

Also thought like that

hahaha how take contact my country not have any experience and home builders, and same engine what i looking my project in other country. im has moved out of homecountry retiree and have time now build own plane and no can contact any people no have planes and engines.

Yes he is delivering.............delivering engines that have come from wrecked Honda fits cars............wrecked cars with engines that have no history...........except a history that includes when the owners teenage son borrows the car and rat bags the engine............rat bag , meaning over revving the hell out of it , dumping the clutch from a high rev , overheating the engine , etc...........who wants an engine from a wrecked car with no history and no idea how many tough miles were put on it..........roll the dice and take your chances..........no thanks............a quality auto conversion starts with a new engine block (aero momentum) , or rebuilding an engine with all new parts and proper engineered procedures (Corvair conversions by SPA and FlyCorvair) ............nothing speaks reliability like a new engine or a rebuild that you just did yourself with sound technical guidance.........you do not want an engine that has the owner doing the research and development in control software , instead of the seller ............an engine should enter the market with no bugs from its release ............a buyer should not be de-bugging a control system for the seller...........he should be enjoying flying a bug free engine and not doing R&D for the seller..........Aeromomentum sells zero time , new engines with a proven control system............a Corvair converted properly with a good old Marvel-Schebler aircraft carburetor is my choice..

FAA Inspector you seem to always have an opinion, but nothing based on facts. precisely what it is opinion. Everything stated is actually 100 percent false- Viking offers new and slightly used and every engine you can get every amount of information for. Over 500 customers and a lot of those flying successfully with 600 plus hours.plus you get the most up to date modern technology available.

@@faainspector9699 Except he also offers new engines. As always the choice is yours. And checking a used engine's health is not difficult. If you can build an airplane you can check an engine.

Not off base, but I think you may not be considering how simple it is to adjust aircraft balance by simply changing the engine mount length from the firewall or moving a battery or similar object forward or aft. Once in balance, weight is weight.

@@HomebuiltHELP and you cant as a pilot just stick your spare tire in the cargo area lol.

Patagonia Bush Pilots You my want to check Viking aircraft engines.

2000-35000 many prize have, what need and what want usede,new, rebuild, custom, high powered. etc.

Rohit Sorte they have to be converted, but yes. Keep in mind, you’ll find they aren’t as reliable as an engine that is built for an aircraft however. There’s some study that was done regarding LSAs and Experimental aircraft going down more often with a converted auto engines too. But literally anything can be done, it just depends on your budget

@@paulnmarshall7504 But this engines represent here in demonstrations are also modified from auto engine base. Basically due to low atmospheric pressure on high altitude intake process has to be pressurised

I think he covered that handily in the video?

who doesnt love the sounds of a radial engine.I am big fan of inline engines( i think horizontal might fall in line here aswell) they have 25% less moving parts make more torque, and have less vibrations than a V configuration.wonder how radial's compare on the dyno? With my love of old harley engines i have often wondered how hard would it be to convert and old kunklehead or panhead to a radial configuration!kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ppxygdxjlrjPko0.html www.kitplanes.com/experimotive-7/

Isn't tinkering forever one of the benefits of a homebuilt?

Yes that is a benefit but most people want to fly instead of getting grounded because the auto engine is unreliable.

But auto engines are not unreliable. Thousands are flying today.

While failing to admit that just recently the Rotax 912's were grounded for weeks due to a manufactured faulty exhaust valve ......SMH.......always One in every crowd

@@evopwrmods rotax engines have today all ower prizes and no anythin k better than many others, vigink,honda,etc many new better engine have lot cheapen than shit rotax

Why not water cooled? Just asking.

DAIVIET NGUYEN it has only 180hp

If you are going there then why not steam engines?

You have to be stupid (or suicidal) to put a Wankel engine in a plane... way too unreliable

Yup, that would be dangerous......

So I asked would revmaster or a aerovee motor the okay NO!!! It must be a 4 cycle and aircraft based engine. They said yes to a rotax 9 series engine But I don't have 20k laying around I don't know where to go from here

This is one of the reasons I'm building my own plane. As a builder of both air frame and engine your accountability goes way up in the system of how this world operates. If the rules were slightly more liberal I wouldn't even go for a pilots license since my desire is only back country Stol low and slow flying. I would suggest join up some of the flying forums to find people that have experience in this same area of insuring your plane referring to which engines are accepted. Message boards and forums will be a great way to communicate with someone with similar issues. Good luck

Electric or Battery Powered ? ...... I hear ya. It's in our future but unfortunately not just around the corner just yet. But in the next 10 years the airplanes will have a sizeable noticeable amount of Battery Powered Aircraft for sure.

Make 2 of them,,,,,, "collect" calls!