Hello Group,?
on the?issue of a suitable alternative to the Rotax 582?for the X-air, has anyone considered the MZ202 by Compact Radial Engines (now Fiate)? It is advertised as a 63 go?bolt on replacement for the R582…..
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Thank you for your comments
Tom Dudet
Le vendredi, juillet 29, 2022, 6:30 AM, Michael Coates <mcoates@...> a écrit?:
Hello Hank, that is the million-dollar question.....??? There are
really no viable alternates....?? A lot of people mention the Hirth
but in reality they just don't have the reliability and service
record of the Rotax 582. The Jabiru 2.2 doesn't perform all that
well on the original X-Air airframe which was always designed for
the 582.
I guess we will just have to look for electric !
Hank Optland wrote on 29/07/2022 2:10
pm:
★ What will replace the two-stroke Rotax motors (no longer made)
in the X-Airs?
Get
They could have always done things differently in my opinion.
The problem was the market also changed and tube and fabric
aircraft were no longer The only option available to
recreational flyers when composite aircraft started getting
around. Added to this is now There are no longer Rotax
two-stroke engines available and that makes it much harder to
sell the standard models.....
Justin Gregoris wrote on
29/07/2022 10:11 am:
I wonder if the marketing ads and campaigns
were better with the X Air - they may have sold a lot more
aircraft.
I've taken about 4 very
experienced pilots wirh total flighr hours ranging from
1800-28,000hrs and all have said the same thing: the X Air
comes across as a brittle 'paper airplane' but after flying
it, is surprised with overall stability and engineering
while keeping it in value packed design.
Hello Justin, yes I have also been sent photographs of
the progress from the first day and he is doing a fantastic
job. I have been holding off in posting the pictures in
dribs and drabs and rather waiting until he has completely
finished and then do a mass upload but you are more than
welcome to send through anything that he has already sent
you. It is really good to see the resources of X-Air owners
and how they can approach things from a different
perspective and make really significant improvements
Justin Gregoris wrote on
29/07/2022 10:02 am:
Totally off topic, but If I'm allowed -
I'll send everyone a bunch of pictures of this
gentlemen's (Brent) Hanuman.
He purchased a 2009 X
Air.
Completely stripped
the plane - literally dismantled 98% of it. New
covering, new Jabiru motor. New everything. New,
modified landing gear, big tundra-like STOL tires. 3
bladed prop, list goes on. Then he also got a custom
door builder to increase cabin width to 49 inches by
installing bubble doors without any cross members. Looks
high-end.
This airplane is by
far the nicest looking X Air I have ever seen. Probably
all input around 55,000$ CDN but I'm blown away how nice
it is. Located in New Brunswick Canada.
I replaced mine with two 9044 bungees per side. One
each was a bit soft, two worked just fine.
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