I noticed in another post that the Continental O-200 is back in
new manufacture again.




I was the OP, and now see that I can't seem find any specs. They
have a phone number posted for additional information on each
engine/series and
I
do plan to follow up.

Peter

I thank you for passing on the info.
best news since christmas.
Stealth Pilot

I gave them a call today at the number shown on their web site by
clicking through to http://tcmlink.com/engines/index.cfm?lsa=yes and
learned that:

1) The "old" O-200 is still in production and still available new.

2) The new engine is expected to be called IO-200, and
Planned to be available some time next year
Planned to be certified for LSA under FAR Part 33
Has a target weight under 200 pounds
Has a terget TBO of 2000 hours
Other improvements should include crossflow heads,
revised oil sump, and electronic ignition.

At present, they really don't have much posted on their web site in
the way of specifications, but a phone call will reach a live person
and they plan to display at shows as the development proceeds.

All in all, I am very impressed, and the time frame is perfoect for a
project that I really can not even start for at least six months to a
year.

There is just nothing else that I can do that I believe can really
compete on both weight and reliability. I can not find where I
thought that I had seen a weight of 170 pounds, but even 200 pounds is
still the lowest weight for 100 horsepower that I know of that I would
trust over terrain containing sharks, alligators, or jagged rocks.

Peter



Jabiru 3300... 170lbs complete, LSA certified.

--
-- ET :-)

"A common mistake people make when trying to design something
completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete
fools."---- Douglas Adams

Agreed, and it is also inherently very smooth, has a low frontal area, and
rivals most models of the Lycoming O-235 for maximum power--although that
last is subject to a lot of variables due to propeller disk area and may
have a different safety margin. A local chapter member has one in a Sonex
and it fits that airframe like a hand in a perfectly fitted glove. It also
ranks high amoung the engines that I like personally for some airframes, but
there are caveats. It appears that some LSA aircraft may also be flown
night and IFR, in US airspace, limited by the lesser of the pilot
qualitications and the aircraft operating limitations. If you're curious,
start with a look at http://www.newplane.com/amd/amd/601_SLSA/LSA_rule.html
and http://www.sportpilot.org/news/051013_ifr.html and also try a Google
search using the argument "FAA Part 33 LSA" but without the quatation marks.

Peter

I know that "LSA aircraft" reads like something from The Department of
Redundancy Department, but couldn't decide how else to write it.