backcountry
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It would be a lot of work but was wandering if anyone has done it.
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Rotax 912is installed in a legacy RV-12
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This has come up before - my understanding is that there are enough center section changes that you’d basically be keeping the wings and empennage and building a new airplane otherwise. It’d be cheaper and easier to sell the 12 and buy a 12iS.
Personally I’d love to get the fuel tank design from the 12iS into my legacy 12, but even that seems impractical.
Personally I’d love to get the fuel tank design from the 12iS into my legacy 12, but even that seems impractical.
I once found this blog, legacy RV-12 with 912iS, from my point of view well engineered
Wolfgang's RV-12
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I would consider an Edge Performance modification to the ULS rather than a 912is swap.
www.edgeperformance.no
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Piper J3
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Flew this morning…. I think 10th flight since installing 3-blade carbon fiber E-Prop. Climb rate with one person and 1/2 fuel was 1200 FPM. Flew reduced power setting at 5050 RPM and saw 126 MPH TAS burning 4.4 GPM Costco 93E10 MOGAS. 3-blade carbon prop is incredibly smooth. Perfect combination of engine / airframe...
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This on an RV-12?
Piper J3
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Yes, my RV-12 is SN 120058 with 980TT... Engine runs like new. 5500 RPM cruise yields 140 MPH TAS. Photo attached is 5300 RPM / 136 MPH TAS which is where I usually operate when air is smooth. I use MPH for speed and nautical miles for navigation.
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Rayh
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What setting did you go with on the e-prop blades?
Piper J3
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Blades are pitched to 26 degrees
Rayh
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Thank you.
Wolfgang M.
I'm New Here
Yes, I did it!
I startet the project 10 years ago and asked Vans if they have any plans to introduce the 912iS into the RV12. The answer was No!
I had to do it by myself.
If you visit my blog (see entry #3) you can see the modifications required.
