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Is the Merlin 140 still the ideal turbine for the skymaster A-10?

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Old 09-24-2016, 08:56 AM
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Default Is the Merlin 140 still the ideal turbine for the skymaster A-10?

Have everything I need to start working on it except the turbines. I know keeping weight to a minimum in the rear is a big deal.
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I've got a buddy who just put the new smaller KingTech 160's in his Sky master A-10. They are supposed to be smaller than the old 140 but I don't know where you'd find the specs for the old one.
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You really dont need that much power- two King Tech 100s would be perfect and save on weight
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with the ordinance, I think 100's would be marginal. Love KT, have five of them... need to look at the weight of the new 160's...
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Originally Posted by GSR
You really dont need that much power- two King Tech 100s would be perfect and save on weight
Check the engine specs, that's not much of a weight savings. A K100 weighs 1300 gm., whereas a M140 is 1320 gm. So with two K100's you'd save 40 gm., or about 1.5 oz.

If you prefer Kingtech then you might want to consider the K120 which weighs 1280 gm. The K140 and larger are a bigger, heavier can. However, the hands down winner from a power/weight standpoint is the M140.
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You may be right with the 120's Joe. I have all the ordinance, be cool to fly with at least some of it and not worry about having enough juice...
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Also don't forget Kingtech just released a new smaller lighter140 . might be ideal. I don't know the specs but it looks to be close to the k160 size.

Also the auto restart function might be useful on a twin.

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