2,200 lbs with a 1.6 liter Beemer engine. Hmmm...
Back in the late 80’s, at Galesburg, IL, I worked on and off (also worked on other aircraft) on Porsche’s Cessna 172 project: weight was about 1,700 lbs with their 3.2 liter and it’s gearbox. Engine kinda looked like a baby Continental GTSIO-520, except for the belt drive cooling fan at the rear.
It’s selling point was going twice a far between overhauls as the Lycoming O-320, with a smoother, quieter, better cooled engine, and a couple less gallon per hour. But they made it too complicated (long story). They achieved getting the FAA’s STC, then shelved it.
No, the 172 can’t go down the road, but it can carry 4, and use less than smooth runways.
If you are going off airport on the regular the Husky is a beast. Plus its float ready for all those little lakes with out Canadian brothers to the North in summer time, in winter the Husk goes full on ski mobile mode.
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