GUNSKIRCHEN, Austria — Last year, as part of the 40-year celebration of BRP’s Rotax brand of aircraft engines, the company launched a contest to find the oldest certified Rotax aircraft engine in operation. The winner was Kenneth Gates from Colorado, who owns a Super Dimona equipped with a Rotax 912 A certified engine. His aircraft engine with […]
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P&WC looking for pilots for oil debris monitoring trials
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is looking for aircraft owners and pilots to help refine the technology for the company’s new oil debris monitoring technology, which is in the final stages of development. “We are seeking ‘early adopters’ from among our business aviation customers to participate in the trial to support the final calibration of this technology […]
Soloy and SMA collaborate on diesel engine STC program
Soloy Aviation Solutions and SMA Engines have launched a second generation STC development program for installation of the French engine manufacturer’s SR305-230E high compression piston engine in Cessna 182 Skylanes. Under the agreement, Soloy will co-develop an engineering program with SMA to use the more powerful SMA SR305-230E CI engine in the Cessna 182, as well as improve […]
Is this converted engine reliable?
Q: We recently bored a Lycoming 290-D2 engine to accept 320 cylinders (low compression) with 8.5:1 pistons. The engine has all new bearings and valves, and everything has been magnafluxed, balanced, etc. We retained a very good 290 D2 crankshaft. From experience, would you say it could make a reliable engine? Gilles St Pierre, AVIATION BSL (Canada) A: […]
Turbine Venom to be powered by GE Aviation engine
CINCINNATI, Ohio – Turbine Air Corporation has selected GE Aviation’s H75 turboprop engine to power its new Turbine Venom aircraft. The Turbine Venom is an aircraft manufactured on an approved FAA kit build status. The Turbine Venom is the next-generation version of the Turbine Legend, which began production in 1998. Produced entirely of carbon fiber and […]
Continental Motors and Aviall sign Master Distributor contract
Continental Motors Group has partnered with Aviall as its domestic and international Master Distributor for aftermarket parts. Aviall immediately will be responsible for providing Continental Motors gasoline engine spare parts. Diesel parts will be added at a later date, according to company officials. “Continental Motors strives to enhance customer experience and improve customer satisfaction. Aftermarket […]
Continental increases diesel engines TBR to 2,100 hours
Continental Motors Group has raised the time between replacement (TBR) of its diesel CD-100 series engines to 2,100 hours. This lifetime increase affects all CD-135 and CD-155 engines manufactured since Dec. 1, 2015, incorporating revision status 2 design changes. The lifetime extension was possible due to several design improvements engineered in the last two years, according to […]
Dallas Airmotive offers PT6A Flat Rate Overhaul Program
DALLAS — Dallas Airmotive now offers a PT6A Flat Rate Overhaul Program as part of Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (P&WC) PT6SMARTSM Maintenance Solutions initiative. The limited time, industry-wide program sets a fixed-rate pricing structure for overhauls on PT6A-21, -27, -28, -41, -42, and -114 engines.Dallas Airmotive was the first independent Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) provider to […]
StandardAero and Pratt & Whitney Canada offer fixed rate overhauls for PT6A
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – StandardAero and Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) are offering fixed rate pricing on PT6A small engines overhauls. The limited-time offer, valid through Dec. 31, 2016, applies to PT6A turboprop engine models -114, -21, -27, -28, -41, -42. In addition to the fixed rate offer, owners will not receive any extra charges for typical corrosion, sulphidation, expired […]