Fastest 100hp homebuilt or kit?

Rand Robinson KR-2 but only if you resist the temptation to Modify (ie add
weighty accessories) supposedly does it on 75 hp but I think it's a bit
exaggerated!
John



"tom pettit" tompetatpeakdotorg wrote:

Okay, I don't want to pay the fuel bill on a monster engine. I do want
to
go fast. What kit or plans homebuilt will go 200 mph on 100 hp?

tom

On 12 Nov 2005 06:47:01 -0800, wrote:

Klaus's O-200 makes much more than 100 HP. Probably more like 150.

He manufactures, uses, and sells high-compression pistons for the
O-200. Plus, when he's racing it's probably turning 4k rpm or better.

Book rpm for the 100 HP O-200 is 2750 at takeoff, much less at cruise.

Mike Arman didn't have to "trick" the Rotax 582 for power to get over
200 mph in the AR-5. He did trick the airframe, however. Read all
the books and articles in his bibliography and you can build his
airplane too. He doesn't sell plans but you could still figure it all
out and come close, especially if you're as sharp and as talented as
Arman. Of course, I'm addressing the original poster here, only.

mike arnold

On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:37:51 -0800, "tom pettit"
tompetatpeakdotorg wrote:

Okay, I don't want to pay the fuel bill on a monster engine. I do want to
go fast. What kit or plans homebuilt will go 200 mph on 100 hp?

Super Pulsar 100
http://www.pulsaraircraft.com/

I don't see a 200 mph cruise on 100 HP on the Pulsar website. They list the
O200 as a possible powerplant for the Super 100 but don't provide any
performance numbers for it. I wish the AR5 would go into kit production.
It is a neat airplane and goes like stink on a miserly fuel burn.

Jim wrote:
I don't see a 200 mph cruise on 100 HP on the Pulsar website. They list the
O200 as a possible powerplant for the Super 100 but don't provide any
performance numbers for it. I wish the AR5 would go into kit production.
It is a neat airplane and goes like stink on a miserly fuel burn.



True Jim but you and I would not fit in it. :-)

Jerry

I met the guy that built it (I think you were there) - he wasn't real small
and with a serious diet I think we could fit.

:-)

jim

On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 04:57:03 GMT, "Jim" wrote:

I met the guy that built it (I think you were there) - he wasn't real small
and with a serious diet I think we could fit.

Not sure if you mean height or weight, but the Pulsar website shows
photos of a a 6'7" guy who flew it. The seats must be on a hell of
recline to fit someone that large.

On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 03:06:48 GMT, "Jim" wrote:

I don't see a 200 mph cruise on 100 HP on the Pulsar website. They list the
O200 as a possible powerplant for the Super 100 but don't provide any
performance numbers for it. I wish the AR5 would go into kit production.
It is a neat airplane and goes like stink on a miserly fuel burn.

Good point on the SP100. They list O-200, IO-240, O-235, Rotax and
Jabiru as engine options. These range from 80-125hp, so it is not
clear which engine is being used.

The AR5 was a single seat, right?

Another possibility would be the Q200. It is supposed to go 200mph
using an O-200, but I believe most are around 180mph.

Evidently they are pushing the auto engines. The performance numbers are
there for all but the O200.

Yes the AR5 is a single seat and IIRC the designer/builder was tall but not
too big around.

If I was going to build a small go-fast it would probably be the VariEze.
As for the Q200: 180 mph cruise is nothing to sneeze at on 5 gph.

jim

'05 HR2
looking for an RV3 kit or a single seat O200 250 mph homebuilt (NO F1's)
:-)

jim

Nathan Young wrote:

Good point on the SP100. They list O-200, IO-240, O-235, Rotax and
Jabiru as engine options. These range from 80-125hp, so it is not
clear which engine is being used.

The AR5 was a single seat, right?

Another possibility would be the Q200. It is supposed to go 200mph
using an O-200, but I believe most are around 180mph.

Shucks. BD-5 will do it with less than 100 hp. You can pick one up
cheap. But you need 3000+ hrs to finish one.
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