On Wed, 8 Aug 2007 08:12:37 -0500, "Gig 601XL Builder"
wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in
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They obviously don't make a 100HP motor of the type you showed or you would have
quoted it's specs.


Take a look at the ~75 HP electric motor installed in the Sonex Waiex:
http://www.sonexaircraft.com/news/im...light_5947.jpg

Exclusive of the two black boxes, the Sonex motor sure doesn't appear
to weigh any where near the 1,118 lbs motor you found. My guess would
be under 100 lbs. It is custom built for/by Sonex, so I'm not able to
quote its specifications.

You don't really believe Sonex is using an electric motor that weighs
any where near 1,118 lbs, do you. The entire empty weight of the
Waiex is only ~620 lbs with a gross weight of 1150 lbs.