Exciting new developments from Rotax...
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/BR ... ml#gallery
Rotax launches new fuel injected "FADEC like" 912i
Moderator: drseti
Good video from AVWeb on the new 912iS
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/exclusi ... 305-1.html
Looks like there is a parade of planes already showing the new engine and the video states that 50 engines are already in production. Rotax claims a 20% improvement in fuel efficiency over the existing 912 and that this engine also supports E10.
So here is the $64,000 question? Do this development help bolster the LSA industry?
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/exclusi ... 305-1.html
Looks like there is a parade of planes already showing the new engine and the video states that 50 engines are already in production. Rotax claims a 20% improvement in fuel efficiency over the existing 912 and that this engine also supports E10.
So here is the $64,000 question? Do this development help bolster the LSA industry?
Unless it is turbo normalized, which I don't think it is, your altitude performance is unlikely to be any better. Normally asperated Lycoming and Continental injected engines don't do better at higher altitudes than their carburated versions.jnmeade wrote:If I win the lottery, I'll buy one in a heart beat. I want to go fast at 10,000 feet or 2,000 AGL. Faster than the carburated version will go. Better performance at high altitude airports.
Sure, most will probably not find it worth the extra money, but I absolutely would buy one if I had the money.
Actually, if the ECU (Engine Control Unit) does it job properly it may lean the engine for more power at 10,000 feet better than the average pilot may be able to do in a carbureted Lycoming or Continental using a single EGT probe. I do not know how good the previous Rotax 912 Bing Carburetors are at adjusting mixture for altitude. Result may be slightly more power or at least better fuel economy.