>However you will be able to restart once you are back upright .
.....or not.... you will risk that the the two plastic floaters in the carb
chambers will get stuck...if this happenes, no restart (at best) or such a rough
running engine (at worst) that you whished it had stopped immediately, than
loose the engine due to imbalance....
it happened...
Klaus
Jim Thursby wrote:
> That might be in some cases, but a Rotax will usually quit immediately once
> it gets negative. Voice of experience with myself and probably Jim Brown
> too? ;-)
>
> James Thursby
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Behalf Of europa-builder@ntlworld.com
> Subject: Re: Aerobatics in Tris vs Monos
>
> > One other thing you need to be concerned with while performing aerobatics.
> The
> > carburetors are float equipped. If you get into a negative "G" situation,
> when
> > performing a roll or loop, the floats will shut off the fuel to the
> engine, which
> > will result in instant quiet up front. However you will be able to restart
> once you
> > are back upright .
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> On most carbs, the float lets a chamber fill with petrol, so if the float
> closes the valve, the engine will normally rung for quite a few more seconds
> (I get about 30 seconds from my bike).
>
> Cheers,
> Mark.
>
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