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How Tech Made the Rotax a Monster

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Specifically, Rotaxs approach to putting 160 hp to the prop flange is fundamentally different from Lycomings. cubic inches of it, to create a tidal wave of torque that permits it to run a paltry 2,700 rpm at the max. The combination means that pretty much anything you can put into the CAD-CAM software you can also build.

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