Corolla-powered C-170
Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 6:43 pm
This video shows the plane is first flying without the cowling on then switches to an airboat cruising a river and finally back to the 170 landing with the cowling on. It would make for an interesting article in the 170 News. The airboat was used for testing the engine and prop speed reduction unit.
Edit: Here's a Google translation of the YouTube text:
Edit: Here's a Google translation of the YouTube text:
Here's a view of the other side of the engine. What I don't see is any radiator. This is the Google translation of the Portuguese of the YouTube text:In this video we show the softness of the match, the absence of leaps and engine operation, smooth, and also show a flight without hood, working perfectly, this engine we regulate electronically with automotive gasoline and left with 140 hp. We also show our bench testing, or be a Hovercraft we use in the Pantanal, where they are tested every prototype gearboxes. Every box in the development phase through the Hovercraft. test at least 50 hours of hard work is done, in various engine speeds and only after this period is that the case goes to a plane, oh yes it gets off the ground. With that try to prevent the early hours to be tested in the air. Contact via email - luis.fernando@fretao.com.br
Luis Fernando "BorrachaMS"
This is the fifth flight made with the engine Corolla 1.8 and Reduction box with Progressive torque. (Spinner Carbon Fiber made by Airfox Atibaia) With the progressive torque you give match and the propeller is stopped only after the box will transferring power to the propeller, reaching the maximum torque at approximately 1500 rpm. With this mechanism the box does not suffer the engine fits in the game and when you turn off the same, saving all the equipment. Note the pleasant engine noise, it works very smooth, and the box has already been tested in another plane and was good. We will test more and observe the behavior more hours. Every time we called this engine the heart beats faster, it's a special thrill to see it working, because it is a relatively inexpensive motor consuming a combustible also less expensive and may in the future use alcohol. We are studying the possibility of a reduction box for the Honda Fit. The next will be machined in CNC. Contact via email - fretao05@terra.com.br -
Luis Fernando "BorrachaMS"