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Old 11-06-2013, 10:01 AM
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I think it is. :-)

I sure do love the sound of a radial. Made me do a bunch of web surfing last night. Here's a kit manufacturer that specifies a radial and has some movies with audio:
http://www.radialrocket.com/photo.html

A 400hp radial engine from Barrett is only about $45,000 (compare to a 400hp horizontally opposed engine). Kitplanes article:
http://www.kitplanes.com/issues/29_8...s_20522-1.html

And I thought radials were completely impractical. Hmmm...
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Old 11-06-2013, 10:04 AM
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Great video! I cringed watching the ground crew walk right through the arc of the propeller to unplug the GPU. That's a major no no...
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Old 11-06-2013, 11:25 AM
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All very cool videos! The radial rocket is definately a cool airplane, but I think I'll like my fuel burn better (7.5 gph)
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Old 11-06-2013, 11:44 AM
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There is that... but I was surprised at the fuel flow of the radial rocket. 12.2GPH for a 200mph cruise isn't that bad. :-)
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Old 11-06-2013, 11:47 AM
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That's not bad at all! She's definately a slick airplane.
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