Super Dimona Motorglider in Soaring magazine feb 2004

Why is the Rotax despised in the U.S.?

Regards,
Rod

In article , Rod wrote:
Why is the Rotax despised in the U.S.?

Regards,
Rod

Ooops...politically correct...

Ummm..."some mechanics in the US are less familiar with
Rotax than the more commonly found Continental and Lycoming
engines popular in many US aircraft"

Or the translation (some mechanic terms may be mungled for
less clarit):

"What are you thinking bringing me this f****r to work on?
I don' have any G*****n parts for it and it'll take six
years and postage from Alaska just to get the m***********g
manual. You couldn't just put in a gool Ol' Cub engine?
This piece of s**t is designed by some b*********g
Swiss watchmaker..."

Often followed by the U.S. mechanic inquiring gently about
your geneology and how your sexual preference may inhibit
your prospects for children and there's probably a
mechanic in Massachusets that could better help you...

Mark James Boyd wrote:
In article , Rod wrote:

Why is the Rotax despised in the U.S.?

Regards,
Rod


Ooops...politically correct...

Ummm..."some mechanics in the US are less familiar with
Rotax than the more commonly found Continental and Lycoming
engines popular in many US aircraft"

Or the translation (some mechanic terms may be mungled for
less clarit):

"What are you thinking bringing me this f****r to work on?
I don' have any G*****n parts for it and it'll take six
years and postage from Alaska just to get the m***********g
manual. You couldn't just put in a gool Ol' Cub engine?
This piece of s**t is designed by some b*********g
Swiss watchmaker..."

"Despised by mechanics" is quite different from "despised in the US".
Rotaxes are used on gliders like the Stemme and Ximango, and by zillions
of ultralights and amateur built airplanes. Are you sure parts are hard
to get? I've seen thick catalogs for Rotax parts in the US, and a
thousands of hits for "rotax engine parts" on the web, plus repair
station listings.

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Eric Greenwell
Washington State
USA

In article ,
Eric Greenwell wrote:
Mark James Boyd wrote:
In article , Rod wrote:

Why is the Rotax despised in the U.S.?

Regards,
Rod


Ooops...politically correct...

Ummm..."some mechanics in the US are less familiar with
Rotax than the more commonly found Continental and Lycoming
engines popular in many US aircraft"

Or the translation (some mechanic terms may be mungled for
less clarit):

"What are you thinking bringing me this f****r to work on?
I don' have any G*****n parts for it and it'll take six
years and postage from Alaska just to get the m***********g
manual. You couldn't just put in a gool Ol' Cub engine?
This piece of s**t is designed by some b*********g
Swiss watchmaker..."

"Despised by mechanics" is quite different from "despised in the US".
Rotaxes are used on gliders like the Stemme and Ximango, and by zillions
of ultralights and amateur built airplanes. Are you sure parts are hard
to get? I've seen thick catalogs for Rotax parts in the US, and a
thousands of hits for "rotax engine parts" on the web, plus repair
station listings.

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Eric Greenwell
Washington State
USA


I once again retract my previous post. Nobody anywhere despises
Rotax engines. This was simply wrong and golly, I'm sorry.

So just cut and paste in:

"Some mechanics in the US are less familiar with
Rotax than the more commonly found Continental and Lycoming
engines popular in many US aircraft"

....and I never said parts were hard to find. I'm sure there
are lots of DISassembled Rotax engines all over the U.S...
grin

perhaps because previous to the Dimona Motorglider.. they were previously
used on non-certificated aircraft like ultra lights or some small
experimental..

and as a previous poster noted.. most US A&Ps are not used to working on
them

BT

"Rod" wrote in message
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Why is the Rotax despised in the U.S.?

Regards,
Rod