[NSRCA-discussion] New Himax F3A Motor

[Ron Van Putte]

I got some of the "early bird" Himax F3A motors from Maxx Products.   
I don't have one in my airplane yet, but loaned one to John Fuqua to  
evaluate.  The results look promising.  The best motor John has is  
the Fury from Shulman Aviation.  The Himax doesn't perform as well as  
the Fury, but it costs a lot less.  The other motor John has tried is  
the one I am currently using, the Dualsky 6360-12T.  The Himax motor  
seems at least as good as the Dualsky.

I was interested to observe Kyuho Lee from Gainesville demonstrate  
the capability of the Himax motor by demonstrating a hover with his  
airplane after our contest was postponed last weekend.  The winds  
were very high (one of the reasons the contest was postponed), but he  
did not seem to have any difficulty regarding power.

Does anyone else have any data on the new Himax F3A motor?

Ron Van Putte