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> That is actually 1/2 a T-3 engine. 2 cylinders. There have been plans > for doing that showing up on Ebay a couple times. > About 20 years ago a friend of mine did that to a couple of them for > ultra lights. 1/2 VW and full 4cyl are both popular in light aircraft, though with the reduction of air-cooled VWs about, there's a parallel decline in their use in planes. They are a bit limited on power output for modern-sized adults, but can still be good for single-seaters and motor-gliders. You want good engine torque at modest RPM, which is exactly what a VW engine delivers. Dave Hall. UK VW Type 3&4 Club www.hallvw.clara.co.uk ------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org