Anyone running a Viking/Honda 110hp engine in a Kitfox or Avid?

[MnAvidFlyer 34]

Is anyone on the forum running a Viking/Honda powered Kitfox or Avid? It is the 110hp 4 cylinder with a gear drive setup. It has an aluminum block and head. It is fuel injected with coil on plug.

It may be a more resonable alternative to a 912.

Is there any downside to this setup?

Brooks

 

[chopndrag 226]

Looks good but how much are they ? Also what's the installed weight ?

Edited 4 Sep 2018 by chopndrag

[Ronin 34]

Weight.

[MnAvidFlyer 34]

178-210lbs? For just the engine? I haven't found the exact number yet.

I found an old post on Google relating to this subject. It doesn't sound like there were many flying in 2015. Has anyone seen one flying yet?

Edited 4 Sep 2018 by MnAvidFlyer
added info

[Avid Bart 39]

A guy in the EAA chapter I was in had a Viking 110 in a Sonex that he was building. He was really excited about the engine and was saying the Viking 130 has even more power with similar weight. As Ronin commented though, I think the disadvantage is weight. Isn't the 912 bare engine weight closer to 130 lbs?

[MnAvidFlyer 34]

Rotax 912s 100hp

Weight     kg     lb
Engine with propeller speed reduction unit i = 2.43     56.6     124.5 lbs
Overload clutch     1.7     3.7
Exhaust system     4.0     8.8
External alternator     3.0     6.6
Engine mount     2.0     4.4
Air guide hood     0.4     0.8

 

[Av8r3400 1178]

 

Is there any downside to this setup?

 

 

Yes.  Jan Eggenfeldner.  I would not give this criminal a penny. 

[Ronin 34]

I spoke to a gyro guy that installed one and he thought the installed weight was closer to #230/240. And then there is Jan. 

[MnAvidFlyer 34]

My neighbor/friend/pilot/older gentleman was building a Just AC Highlander when his health deteriorated..  He sold the partial completed kit a few years ago and still has the engine in his hangar.

He has most of the fwf parts for a Highlander, so it would be best if was sold for a Hylander project. I told him I would help him sell the engine because his health has been his primary challenge.

I just wanted to know if anyone has some personal experience flying behind one of these engines or knows of anothers experience. I had never heard of the honda based engine before.

Thanks for the help...Brooks

 

Edited 5 Sep 2018 by MnAvidFlyer
sp.

[MnAvidFlyer 34]

Looks good but how much are they ?

Engine Options

90 HP Engine: $9,995.00

130 HP Engine: $10,9995.00

180T HP Engine: $16,995.00

It doesn't look like they are building the 110hp anymore.

[chopndrag 226]

Damn I can build a couple yamaha 130hp motors for those prices .