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Getting 45 MPG at 207 MPH .... can you pulse and glide an airplane?
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Bicycle Bob
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Air cooling limits the specific outputs as well, and keeping the revs down saves the weight and losses of a gear reduction for the prop. I think the aero engines sound better, too.
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