Desperate Den wrote on 05. Apr 2011 at 10:51:
And people say wind power is a danger to bats!
The whirlygig of death, that is.
Kevin Wood wrote on 05. Apr 2011 at 10:05:
IIRC 10 litres, 9 cylinders, supercharged and it kicks out 360-400 BHP.
One of them visits the gliding club quite regularly. Sounds gorgeous, IMHO, and it was designed as a trainer for the Soviet air force so it's built like a brick khahzee. -5,+7G and fully aerobatic.
Ah yes, the design mantra of the Soviet air force - "See that barn over there? Yep. Stick some wings on it. Now put a big engine in it. OK, that's our next generation aircraft!"
A bit like the way Americans design cars, really...
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