Engines

With a massive AD against ECI cylinders in the offing, we would like to know reader experiences not just with ECI cylinders, but other brands as well. If you’ve got five minutes to spare, you can tell us about your satisfaction–or lack thereof–with aircraft cylinders you’ve been flying behind. Just click here to take the […]

Heres my definition of a bad day: You overhauled your Barons IO-520s a couple of years ago using cylinders from ECI and now the FAA would like you to remove those jugs and replace them with something else. Round it off and call that about $25,000. Thats the basic gist of a proposed airworthiness directive […]

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Universitys testing of GAMIs G100UL unleaded fuel looks promising, the school told AVweb last week, and it says it sees no reason why the fuel cant be a drop-in replacement for 100LL. With two major flight training campuses, ERAU wants an unleaded replacement for avgas sooner rather than later and has been testing […]

ECi is using a new web page to highlight resistance to the FAA’s proposed Airworthiness Directive targeting TITAN brand 520/550 series cylinders produced between 2002 and 2009 that may cost $83 million in compliance-associated costs, but the resistance isn’t universal. The FAA wants to require initial and repetitive inspections of the cylinders, plus full replacements […]

Ive always figured there were two theories of aircraft ownership: the magic carpet school and the ticking time bomb philosophy. The former gets tangled up in the romance and passion of airplanes as a means of justifying virtually any aircraft-related expense, no matter how irrational or how large. The time bomb view, which is what […]

Last weeks massive proposed airworthiness directive aimed at thousands of Engine Components International cylinder assemblies is drawing mixed reactions from engine overhaul shops, according to an AVweb canvass of shops this week. While some say the proposed AD is a kneejerk over reaction, at least one shop told AVweb that the AD is justified, based […]

For the past five years, as general aviation has drifted through weak sales and anemic development, the pace of new product rollouts has been similarly flat. This year, as I mentioned in my opening day blog, the industry seems to be stirring, reflecting optimism, if not confidence in full flight. Even in slow years, Ive […]

Following their acquisition of Thielert Engines’ assets, Continental Motors is working to extend TBOs on the Thielert IO-series. And that’s not all they’re up to. Paul Bertorelli spoke with Continental’s Rhett Ross about the company’s new gearbox, its upcoming diesel projects, and support for mogas in international markets. Duration: File Size: download here

Two years ago, a South African startup called Adept Airmotive announced a V-6 engine project, and they’re back at AirVenture 2013 with a running example and some test data. The company’s Richard Schultz says testing has thus far revealed that at 320 pounds and 320 horsepower, the Adept engine has an excellent power-to-weight ratio, and […]

With Continental Motors tilting strongly toward aerodiesels as a growth strategy, CEO Rhett Ross says hes less convinced that mogas will play a major role in the aviation fuels market. In this podcast recorded this week at AirVenture 2013, Ross said Continental will remain committed to gasoline engines, especially its successful line of large displacement […]