GhostRider32
Active Member
This post isn't meant to start a flame war over engine brands but I was just wondering, what is Lycoming the only brand that Vans "seems" to support, other than the Rotax for the -12? I'm not saying that Continental would be equivalent or better than the equivalent Lycoming, I'm just curious as to why they never seem to get any consideration.
Case in point, the -12 has been flown with a 80hp Jabiru 2200, 110 hp Viking, 120hp Jabiru and so on. Why not a 100hp O200? They are being advertised as new for $20,000, nearly $10,000 less than a 100hp 912uls.
It would seem that a O-200 would fit right in the middle power wise for a -12. Is it a weight issue or what?
Case in point, the -12 has been flown with a 80hp Jabiru 2200, 110 hp Viking, 120hp Jabiru and so on. Why not a 100hp O200? They are being advertised as new for $20,000, nearly $10,000 less than a 100hp 912uls.
It would seem that a O-200 would fit right in the middle power wise for a -12. Is it a weight issue or what?