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Video Of The Week: Van’s RV-9: New Rotax Power

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Lockwood Aeros Rotax 916iS firewall-forward package. At FL190, it cruises at 190 knots true on 8.5 gph, while at 8500 feet, it achieves 170 knots true. How do you inject a healthy level of speed, simplicity, and efficiency into an already efficient airframe?

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Nothing Small About It

Plane and Pilot

We routinely taxi at 1200 rpm due to the low spray…[we] can cruise at 10 knots” in displacement mode, something a Goose can’t do. Early on a speed restriction of 130 knots was applied as a flutter issue. This was resolved on the kit version and led to cruising at 50% power and 120 knots, which proved to be the Gweduck’s sweet spot.