Microlighters

2,000 HP Outboard Semi Inflatable ...

Here's the latest drug runner toy from Europe...

This thing belted across the English channel 3 times per week and was just a blur on the radar of the British Coast Guard.

They were so astonished by the speed of the unknown craft, they brought in a special high speed helicopter to chase it. Drugs were found on board. Of course, you'd have to be on drugs to put the throttle down on this rig!

Now, imagine rows of Rotax's on the engine mounting plate!

Only people that fly with Marc would ever think of doing that, Carl you are NUTS

Hadams wrote: Only people that fly with Marc would ever think of doing that, Carl you are NUTS

Hey I like the way Marc thinks

No Substitute for Cubic Inches

if it fits under the cowling, it is too small......

Wonder what the fuel burn would be ?

I think you would have to sell a lot of drugs to cover the fuel cost.

If you want a real boat engine.... or 3...

Those outboards are "Girlie" engines compared to this thing.



The Zvezda M503 was a maritime 6 row, 42 cylinder diesel radial engine built in the 1970s by the Soviet Union. Its primary use was in Soviet missile boats, which used THREE of these engines. This engine may have had other applications, but due to its extreme weight (12,000+ lb), it would have been limited to ground or naval applications.

* Type: 42-cylinder Liquid cooled 6 row, 7 cylinder per row diesel radial engine
* Bore: 6.29 in
* Stroke: 6.69 in
* Displacement: 8,763 in³ (143.6 L)
* Length: 145.66 in
* Diameter: 61.41 in
* Dry weight: 12,015 lb (5,450 kg) (dry)

Components

* Valvetrain: 7 overhead cam shafts, one per bank.
* Fuel type: Diesel fuel
* Cooling system: Liquid-cooled

Performance

* Power output: 3,942 hp at 2,200 rpm
* Specific power: 0.44 hp/in³
* Power-to-weight ratio: 0.32 hp/lb.
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Used in the pulling tractor, "Dragonfire", NOT running diesel.
Check out the supercharger inlet on the front.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oWGhgkd2Ss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxA-QyHCqLc
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Wonder if I can Squeeze this into an RV cowl....



They were originally fitted to a Bell helicopter (well 3 heli's of them actually)

or maybe these...

OH those Yanks - Only in America.

I wonder how many spectators have been sucked into those last one's inlets already.

The Russian radial one is actually German....