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![]() I am not sure if anyone in the U.S. is still building "new" radial engines, but the WACO YMF-5 built and sold by Classic Aircraft Corporation has a 275 hp Jacobs R-755 B2, 7-cylinder radial engine that is remanufactured to new engine tolerances. The work is done by Radial Engines, Ltd. in Guthrie, Oklahoma. I will leave it to the A&P guys as well as others with more experience than me (that would be about all of you here *S*) to compare and contrast the differences between a new engine and a remanufactured engine. But if you want a radial . . . you can buy one. As for the YMF-5, I know it's all in the eye of the beholder, but there is some lucky stiff near me who flies one, and each time I see or hear the thing, in the air or on the ground, there is true lust in my heart. Blue skies . . . John |
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