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Old 16th Jul 2002, 04:36
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bcfc the RR engine was a licence built Continental 0-300 which in turn was a 6 cylinder version of the 4 cylinder 0-200. Unfortunately it inherited that type's propensity for generating carb ice. The little Conti's seem to generate carb ice much more than the equivalent Lycoming for some reason.
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