While Rotax dominates the LSA engine market, other contenders, such as Jabiru, are making their mark.
Engines
Modern engines for a modern world
One of the reasons that GA has not grown is that flying today’s aircraft scares the hell out of young people.
CubCrafters debuts new engine for Carbon Cub
The new engine is a fixed pitch version of the larger displacement 186-hp fuel injected constant speed prop CC340 engine first introduced by CubCrafters in 2017.
New name for One Stop Aviation
Formerly known as One Stop Aviation, most of One Stop’s employees will remain on at Aviation Airparts.
Does my engine need an adjustable air shutter?
Question for Paul McBride, the General Aviation News engines expert: Does anyone make an adjustable air shutter for the Lycoming 360 engine? When I blocked mine off and flew to Florida and back I ran a 200° oil temperature.
With aircraft engines, there’s no such thing as a free lunch
I suspect the cause of all of this would be that when the higher compression ratio pistons were installed, the carburetor was never compensated to provide a higher fuel ratio to support the higher horsepower being taken out of the engine.
Protecting the exhaust valves on aircraft
With all the news about the development of unleaded avgas, some pilots may be concerned about the potential of exhaust valve recession when unleaded fuels are used in their aircraft engines.
Time Between Replacement extended for Continental CD-300 engine
The fleet of CD-300 engines have accumulated more than 9 million flight hours since the engine was first introduced.
New engine for Diamond aerobatic trainer
Diamond’s all-carbon fiber tandem turboprop aerobatic trainer is expected to be certified by the end of 2023.