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8th Sep 2011, 16:09

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IO540

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I don't really understand why the FAA set the HP threshold at 200HP.

A 200HP 4-seat plane which weighs say 1500kg is pretty anemic in performance, but a 1000kg single seat one (narrow hull) will go like a rocket.

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