REFLECTOR: aircraft engines

[Chuck Jensen]

Scott,

You obviously need an Affordable Turbine Power (ATP) unit.  Please send
the deposit to me and I will hold it until the unit is ready to deliver
:-).

Chuck Jensen
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]
On
> Behalf Of Scott Derrick
> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 11:27 PM
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: aircraft engines
> 
> still waiting for the $10,000, 300HP,  turbine, that uses 10GPH!!!
> 
> Scott
> 
> Douglas Holub wrote:
> > I'm not an engine guy at all. That's one reason the Deltahawk
appealed
> > to me-- the factory test platform was a Velocity, so I wouldn't have
> > to engineer the firewall forward stuff.  30% improved fuel economy,
> > half the moving parts, no ignition system, good torque at low rpms,
> > smaller size, all motivated me to go with the Deltahawk diesel. But
5
> > years ago the price for the non-intercooled version was $18,000.
Today
> > the 200 hp version is $32,500. And you lose the size advantage when
> > you add two or three radiators. So I've been considering other
options.
> >
> > Lycoming-type engines have improved a lot in the past 5 years.
> > Dynamically balanced parts, improved lubrication, optimized air
> > induction, and solid state ignition. And there's some healthy
> > competition in the experimental Lycoming look-alike market. That
Titan
> > IOX-340 is rated 185 hp continuous, and has the size and weight and
> > fuel economy of an IO-320.
> >
> > I'm probably still a year away from installing an engine, so I'll
wait
> > and see what's available next summer. I'm just glad I didn't get rid
> > of my Lycoming engine mount yet.
> >
> > Doug Holub
> > Standard top-door w/ electric nose lift, 50% done
> >
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