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Re: Rotec Radial on a Panther?

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:27 pm
by at7000ft
Waiex116YX wrote:Width of the R3600 is 33 inches, the R2800 is 31 inches. What's the firewall dimensions of the Panther?
John - just measured the front of the Panther welded fuse cage sitting in my living room (firewall), width: 25" height: 19".

Rick H

Re: Rotec Radial on a Panther?

Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 8:50 pm
by Waiex116YX
Width of the R3600 is 33 inches, the R2800 is 31 inches. What's the firewall dimensions of the Panther?

Re: Rotec Radial on a Panther?

Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 7:14 pm
by Steamer
I'll butt in here with this info. The Rotec 2800 is about 50 LBs lighter than an O-320 Lyc. The 3600 is about the same weight as the O-320. The interesting thing is that the 2800 is about the same weight as the Corvair. Rotec's site lists it at 224 LBs with all bolt on accessories. It might be a bit of work to get a radial cowling to blend in with the slab sided fuse on the Panther

Stan J.

Re: Rotec Radial on a Panther?

Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:07 pm
by at7000ft
There you go John, thinking 'out the box' again. Would be beautiful, wonder how the installed weight of a Rotec 3600 compares with an O-320.

Rick H

Rotec Radial on a Panther?

Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 8:08 pm
by Waiex116YX
Having seen pictures of the RV8 Rotec Radial, wondering if its feasible to graft one on a Panther? It would look a bit like a Sukhoi Su-31.

https://www.facebook.com/radialconversions