Flying Corvairs

First Year Flown on Corvair Power: 2001

Total Amount of Hours on Corvair Power as of June 2005: About 170

N-Number: N841SM

Builder of Aircraft and Engine: Steve Makish, Boca Raton, Fla., srmakish@aol.com

Year Airframe Completed: 1987 (VW power, later Subaru EA-81) Converted to Corvair 2001

Engine Year: 1965

Engine Displacement: 164cid, 30-over

Propeller Make: Sterba

Cruise Speed: 165mph

Top Speed/RPM: 178mph