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09-14-2015, 08:44 AM | #21 |
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Re: Flathead V8 in an Airplane
Ford made a few experimental aluminum V8 blocks to power Ford built experimental aircraft. One of them was a tailless flying wing that ended up being scrapped. THere are photos in the latest V8 Times of it on page 63. Henry had thoughts of an airplane in everyone's garage but it was not to be.
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09-14-2015, 09:28 AM | #22 |
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Re: Flathead V8 in an Airplane
Dose a Flathead powered air plane still get vapor lock? that would ne a bad thing...LOL
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09-14-2015, 12:51 PM | #24 |
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Re: Flathead V8 in an Airplane
I would think that anyone knowledgeable enough to put the engine in a airplane. They'd be smart enough to adapt a pressurized carb from an aircraft engine. Had a 1947 Commonwealth with 85 HP engine, wouldn't fly on a hot day. Rate of climb indicator was calibrated in furlongs per fortnight.
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09-15-2015, 08:01 AM | #29 |
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A couple of years ago my daughter took me to a museaum near the Oakland airport and iI saw a 1940 airplane using a 36 ford motor, I was amazed.
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09-15-2015, 08:10 AM | #30 |
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Re: Flathead V8 in an Airplane
The Funk Brothers built several (I believe 30) Funk highwing monoplanes powered with a Ford Model B engine - 50 hp. They were certified by the CAA (FAA now) and used a regular zenith carb with carb heat added. Performance was not stellar and most have been converted to Continental aircraft engines.
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09-15-2015, 08:56 AM | #31 |
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Re: Flathead V8 in an Airplane
I forgot that was the name of it. I can't believe they made a 65 HP version of it. It did have one redeeming fetcher tho, it couldn't stall, with those leading edge slots.
This wasn't my airplane,it belonged to David Harvey, a close persional frien of mine that taught me to fly. The Commonwealth was his first aircraft and a good teacher. the next aircraft was a 1957 Cessna 182. Last edited by Ol' Ron; 09-15-2015 at 09:08 AM. |
09-15-2015, 09:26 AM | #32 |
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Re: Flathead V8 in an Airplane
It is my understanding that this aluminum, overhead cam engine with V8-60 internals was being developed as a small aircraft engine. I don't have any particulars but it is at least an interesting theory.
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09-15-2015, 12:12 PM | #33 |
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Re: Flathead V8 in an Airplane
The engines available for airplanes back then were far from numerous. Round motors other than the Kinners and the Warners were pretty big & bulky. The Ranger 6 is pretty big too. Home builders were all looking for a light weight powerplant that had enough power to fly your ass and a gallon of gas around the patch. Pietenpol started with the model T but moved to Model A engines to get enough power. They were still pretty heavy though. The L-head V8 was just a bit too heavy to be a good aircraft engine. A few folks got them to work successfully but they were always on the edge of a stall just to get around the patch.
It wasn't till around WWII that the more simple light weight opposed air cooled engines started to show up but even those had there ups & downs in the early years. It takes a lot of work to build an airplane so a guy wants something that will work as hard for him as he did for it. |
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