What's the highest can Rotax912UL&Rotax914UL fly?

Re: What's the highest can Rotax912UL&Rotax914UL fly?

by Stefan Hoecherl » 12 years ago

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I don't think I have those taken from the trike any more.. They weren't too good ..weather hazy and not well focused as I didnt look thru the viewfinder, just shot "from the Hip" so to say.I had a Nikon F4 shooting slides. Nowadys cameras are so much better with AF etc..even the "little" point-shooters would beat the F4 in that kind of situation.

Re: What's the highest can Rotax912UL&Rotax914UL fly?

by Stefan Hoecherl » 12 years ago

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But I dont believe I was "Taking the Cake" with that stint...just did it one morning, taking off from my "home field", arusha (app100km away). I was confident not to get any altitude issues as I used to climb Mountains a lot and Using high winds to get somewhere(in Africa=dist.) with a slow Trike at FL14-16. Otherwise here we have prevailing 40km/h monsoon slowing you down a lot.

I do remember having read that recently someone flew over mt Everest? in a trike? Some French guy. His mashine was powered with a 914 though.

Re: What's the highest can Rotax912UL&Rotax914UL fly?

by Stefan Hoecherl » 12 years ago

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This rather takes the cake +cherry! Was a Brit and italian....not the French again!

Re: What's the highest can Rotax912UL&Rotax914UL fly?

by Conrad Beale » 12 years ago

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http://www.flymicro.com/7summits/
Take a look at this.
Richard Meredith-Hardy & others have flown over several summits including Mount Everest with Rotax engines.

Re: What's the highest can Rotax912UL&Rotax914UL fly?

by Séamus King » 12 years ago

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I believe that in the UK, use of mogas is approved to a max altitude of 6000ft only. Possibly due to concerns about vapour lock.