Can you dry sump a type1 VW engine?

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?
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Yes. In fact, it's a standard procedure for high-output engines based
on after-market VW components installed in dragsters.

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The use, inverted flight,
and mild -ve Gs.
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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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Rob
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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