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Motorcycle Engine Powered Airplanes

Honda XR600 9 Cylinder Radial Engine

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 5/23/2008

in Motorcycle Engine Powered Airplanes

There’s a certain mystique associated with radial engines which may be why several builders have recently built motorcycles wrapped around the circular powerplants. Of course, they look pretty cool, too. As we’ve also pointed out here before, several motorcycle engines have been adapted for use in airplanes, usually in their standard configuration but using an [...]

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The Kneeslider has covered a lot of motorcycle powered cars, but we’ve only briefly mentioned airplanes. After the recent flurry of interest in motorcycles with radial airplane engines, why not look at the flip side and examine airplanes with motorcycle engines? A note the other day from Bob Horn got me thinking about [...]

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