Trace Engine: Thunder and Orenda Live On

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Key Takeaways:

  • The Trace engine is an adaptation of the "Thunder engine," a V-8 aircraft engine originally derived from a GMC truck engine.
  • The engine's development project initially struggled but was successively acquired by Canada's Orenda and then by a Texas company called Trace.
  • The article provides an update on the Trace engine from Kevin Brower, recorded during NBAA Orlando.
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Students of piston engine development will probably recall the Thunder engine, a big honking V-8 aircraft engine adapted from a GMC truck engine. The project floundered and was picked up by Canada’s Orenda and eventually by a Texas company called Trace. In this podcast recorded at NBAA Orlando, AVweb‘s Paul Bertorelli got an update on the Trace engine from Kevin Brower.

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