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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 12:19 AM
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For those of you who like to fly. Check it out.

http://members.iquest.net/~aca/images/img02.jpg
http://members.iquest.net/~aca/images/img05.jpg
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http://members.iquest.net/~aca/images/img12.jpg

Who wants to buy one??
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 12:22 AM
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it carbon fiber, that turbo is huge I wonder what rpm range it operates at

those heads look very familiar
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 12:37 AM
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Makes 385 ft-lbs at 1600rpms and 485 ft-lbs at 4400rpms. Little thing can pull 5 G's and corner at 240mph.

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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 12:58 AM
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Awesome! That really makes me want to get my pilot's license
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 01:32 AM
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i have seen this before, and i still wonder the same thing.
how hard was it to make the inflow pipe out of carbon fiber to the turbo?
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 08:51 AM
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Look in the last picture, you can see it has the TB bypass mod. Now I want it!
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 09:12 AM
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I would think that motor is pretty heavy for a plane. How much are they? My wife has her pilots liscense.
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 11:56 AM
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I want that turbo carbon fiber intake tube NOW!!!!
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 12:02 PM
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I"ll take one
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 02:05 PM
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I doubt my ticket covers flying that beast. Anything over 100 hp is considered a HP craft. Not to metion the retractable gear.
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