The manufacturer of the smart aircraft
engine conversion - co. ECOFLY- has startet flight testing programm
of the new 80 hp smart-Roadster engine in middle of this month! This
engine was designed by mercedes benz and is basicly used in the new
smart Roadster car and is an upgrated M160 powerplant of the smart
citycar. |
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A FK9 mark 2 airframe is used for the
tests. According first comments of test pilots the flight potential
of the new powerplant seemed to be very positive regarding the
combination of the well known gentle engine characteristic of the
former Mercedes M160smart engine with the 30% higher power output of
the new turbo-engine. |
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First flight comparison tests with a similar
FK9 Mark 2 powered by an 80 hp Rotax 912 engine showed better flight
performances in all operation ranges with a significant lower fuel
consumption! |
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Fliegermagazin Mai 2004: M160/1 - Bericht von Jochen Ewald |
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