Re: Trabants

[Bill Lattimer <m22@skypoint.com>]

> It has been some time since I read about them, but as I recall they had a
> two cylinder *two stroke* engine.  Hence the characteristic dirty exhaust
> of a two-stroke.
> 
Car and Driver did a 0-60 test on one a few years ago...by launching it 
from the world's largest catapult.  Don't remember what the number was, 
but I do remember they got it to fly about 300'...