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> OT: Want to fly?, Porsche engine for Gyrocopter
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post Nov 24 2006, 12:32 PM
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post Nov 24 2006, 12:41 PM
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reminds me of the PFM 3200

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post Nov 24 2006, 03:30 PM
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The 356 engine was adapted to a lot of purposes. There were lots of industrial engines also.
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post Nov 24 2006, 08:32 PM
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I think I would be afraid to fly that thing out of ground effect. Dunkel Bros. used to have one of those or one like it in their museum. Counter rotating rotor blades elliminates the need for torque pedals. Killer machine!!
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