"Montblack" wrote in message
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("Lakeview Bill" wrote)
You're ignoring the many STC's which allow GA aircraft to run on mogas,
not to mention the Rotax and Jabiru engines which power many of the new
light sport aircraft, and typically run better on mogas than on 100LL.


Many STC's, a few Rotix(pl), fewer Jabiru's ...but what percentage of the
GA
fleet have these engines? 10%? 15%? 20%? 1 in 4?


http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/544-full.html#191294
Welcome To The New Year ... And New Aircraft
A New Light Twin In The Works In Italy

"Tecnam (plane link below), an aviation company based in Italy, has
announced that it will build a new -- high wing -- light twin called the
P2006T, which will be fully FAR 33 certificated and sell for under
$300,000.
First flight is scheduled for September 2006, with first customer
deliveries
expected in 2007. The new P2006T will feature retractable gear and
hydraulic
constant-speed props with feathering. Predicted performance figures for
the
P2006T include a cruise of 147 knots, 53-knot stall, a rate of climb of
1,400 ft/min (350 ft/min on one engine), an empty weight of about 1,400
pounds, and a useful load of about 1,000 pounds. "We expect it to debut in
the U.S. at Sun 'n Fun in 2007," Lynne Birmingham, the acting U.S. agent
for
Tecnam Italy, told AVweb on Saturday. "We're actively pursuing the
training
market."

The four-seat twin will have an optional glass panel and two Rotax 912
engines with 100 hp each. It was designed by Luigi Pascale, who also
designed the sleek Partenavia twin, Birmingham said. Tecnam said it
decided
in favor of the Rotax engines for reasons of weight saving and cost -- not
only purchase price, but also for low-cost maintenance and operation."

http://www.tecnamaircraft.com/Tecnam_P2006T.htm
Twin Rotax 912's


Montblack
DA42 Twin Star sounds like a better all around deal. We'll see.

Another company making a mistake and installing Rotax engines with their
unobtainum customer support.