Rotec Radial on a Panther?

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Waiex116YX wrote:Width of the R3600 is 33 inches, the R2800 is 31 inches. What's the firewall dimensions of the Panther?
John - just measured the front of the Panther welded fuse cage sitting in my living room (firewall), width: 25" height: 19".

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Width of the R3600 is 33 inches, the R2800 is 31 inches. What's the firewall dimensions of the Panther?
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I'll butt in here with this info. The Rotec 2800 is about 50 LBs lighter than an O-320 Lyc. The 3600 is about the same weight as the O-320. The interesting thing is that the 2800 is about the same weight as the Corvair. Rotec's site lists it at 224 LBs with all bolt on accessories. It might be a bit of work to get a radial cowling to blend in with the slab sided fuse on the Panther

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There you go John, thinking 'out the box' again. Would be beautiful, wonder how the installed weight of a Rotec 3600 compares with an O-320.

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Having seen pictures of the RV8 Rotec Radial, wondering if its feasible to graft one on a Panther? It would look a bit like a Sukhoi Su-31.

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