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 used to mix 50/50 Avagas-mogas , mainly for knocking reasons. but I believe on an open Trike w/o cowlings etc. the fuel in the lines stays cool enough..gets even cooler than in the tank as fuellines are exposed to weather.
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Re: What's the highest can Rotax912UL&Rotax914UL fly?

by MARK JACKSON » 12 years ago

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Hi Stefan

It was a British pilot called Richard Meredith-Hardy who flew a trike solo, but towing an Italian hang glider Pilot over Mt Everest using a 914 engine. I then used the same trike, but with a different wing on it and flew from Moshi over Mt Kilimanjaro with a British Woman microlight pilot who lives in Tanzania. We managed 24,262ft which was, at the time a new official World Record. This has since been beaten, and the new record is just short of 27,00ft flown dual. Quite impressive.

Mark

PS Did the resistors ever turn up?

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

by Stefan Hoecherl » 12 years ago

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THe 914 can do that I guess! I couldnt have reached that high with a pax and only 912s. Who's the Lady Microlight pilot in TZ?

Yes resistors turned up last week....not fast!

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

by MARK JACKSON » 12 years ago

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She is called Eve Jackson. She was the first person to fly a microlight from London to Australia back in the 80's.

She also flew her Shadow from London to Tanzania. She was captured by Rebels. It was Pink and called Gertie. She wrote a book called Gerties day out.

She lives in Dar and works as an aircraft engineer.

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

by Stefan Hoecherl » 12 years ago

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Ok remember having met her . She had her UL standing in the same hangar for a while. It was a 3 axis 2 stroke job? NOt very powerful..I remember she couldnt get over higher altitude?