More engine stuff

[Melvyn Hiscock]

'I looked into putting a flat four onto my Rearwin Cloudster as I
could not get a Warner for love or money at that time. I did a lot of
work on it and wasted a lot of time as it is just a pig of a
conversion. I have seen Bucker Jungmeisters in France that had 0-360s
nailed inside a round cowling as Siemens engines are getting harder
to find that Warners and I thought this might work at a pinch on the
Rearwin rather than letting the airplane rot away for want of an
engine.

There was a lot of juggling around with the C of G although
fortunately the Rearwin Cloudster has a good range so it was all
straightforward but the mount would have been very short and very
splayed out making it a pig for stressing. There was also the problem
of getting the air past the cowling and I really don't think a 0-320
or 0-360 would be man enough.

The basic reasoning behind the idea makes sense (like parts
availablility etc.) but the practicality is that it is not really a
workable idea.

Start looking around for a 165 warner, parts are still just about
available for those and they are a good motor. DId you say you were
in France? I know of a 165 for sale in the UK.

E-mail me offlist if you are interested and I will put you in touch
with the sellers.

regards,

Melvyn Hiscock
(whose Randolph paint is now in the country and should get delivered
this week, only seven and a half months after it was ordered!)'