Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:12 pm
#1322483
You just want me to make a pot of tea!
If it's okay with Chalkie White...
Three of the Katanas have been fitted with 912S 100hp engines and the performance of these is a lot better than the 80hp 912F versions.
But the 100hp engine is not as good, nor as smooth, as the 80hp engine. It has a few problems.
The 100hp Katana climbs at 850fpm, cruises at 105 KTAS at 65% power, and uses a lot less fuel than the Flight Manual would have you believe!
I flew a 80hp Katana in the tropics where this aeroplane outperforms the Cessna 152!
I wanted to buy a bunch of DV20 Katanas built with the 100hp engine in Austria.
Last I heard, Diamond in London Ontario were flying a C1 fitted with a Rotax 912S... It seems to be a secret.
The retention of the constant speed propeller allowed with the lighter Rotax engine is an advantage.
If it's okay with Chalkie White...
Three of the Katanas have been fitted with 912S 100hp engines and the performance of these is a lot better than the 80hp 912F versions.
But the 100hp engine is not as good, nor as smooth, as the 80hp engine. It has a few problems.
The 100hp Katana climbs at 850fpm, cruises at 105 KTAS at 65% power, and uses a lot less fuel than the Flight Manual would have you believe!
I flew a 80hp Katana in the tropics where this aeroplane outperforms the Cessna 152!
I wanted to buy a bunch of DV20 Katanas built with the 100hp engine in Austria.
Last I heard, Diamond in London Ontario were flying a C1 fitted with a Rotax 912S... It seems to be a secret.
The retention of the constant speed propeller allowed with the lighter Rotax engine is an advantage.
MichaelP
Wandering the World
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