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![]() On Jan 23, 7:03 pm, "Fonz" wrote: Is is possible (has it been done), to dry sump a type1 VW engine, such as the one marketed by great planes? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes. In fact, it's a standard procedure for high-output engines based on after-market VW components installed in dragsters. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The use, inverted flight, and mild -ve Gs. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Entirely different subject, if you mean sustained flight whilst inverted or knife-edged. Not that it can't be done but that weight & cost of doing so is generally impractical for such a small engine. -R.S.Hoover |
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