LS1 Aircraft engine
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Burning Brakes
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LS1 Aircraft engine
I read on wikipedia that LSx engines are sometimes used in small aircraft. I mentioned this to a flying friend of mine and he sent me this link.
For all the LSx guys, check this out:
http://www.geareddrives.com/FWF_RV_10.htm
For all the LSx guys, check this out:
http://www.geareddrives.com/FWF_RV_10.htm
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i've been told by engineers that automobile engines are not suitable for aircraft use for two major reasons. one is the extended time the engines are run at wot at take off. would any of us trust our lives on whether our engines would run repeatedly (hundreds of cycles) at wot for 5 minutes on a dyno? i wouldn't. and second, the harmonic vibrations developed by the engine are damped by the automobiles drive line. in an aircraft the propeller adds to the harmonics and causes crank shaft failure. in my wild and woolly youth i considered a home-built aircraft and talked to an aircraft engineer i knew-he emphatically said "no".
there's a reason aircraft engines cost $25K.
there's a reason aircraft engines cost $25K.
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St. Jude Donor '14
Just about every type of engine has ended up in an experimental aircraft somewhere.
I was involved in the Papa 51 Thunder Mustang company, using a Ryan Falconer V-12 with a custom gear drive - quite a ride
Automobile engines are perfectly suitable for aircraft use when properly configured and installed. And experimentals are a riot
Production general aviation aircraft engines cost well over $25K because of liability and certification - not because they're any higher quality or safer. They're for the most part low compression, low technology, horizontally-opposed air-cooled 6 cylinder engines making very low power per CID.
This is my bird with one of those low-tech engines; I figure it's OK to share a non-automotive toy given the topic
I was involved in the Papa 51 Thunder Mustang company, using a Ryan Falconer V-12 with a custom gear drive - quite a ride
Automobile engines are perfectly suitable for aircraft use when properly configured and installed. And experimentals are a riot
Production general aviation aircraft engines cost well over $25K because of liability and certification - not because they're any higher quality or safer. They're for the most part low compression, low technology, horizontally-opposed air-cooled 6 cylinder engines making very low power per CID.
This is my bird with one of those low-tech engines; I figure it's OK to share a non-automotive toy given the topic
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Melting Slicks
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As long as we're talking about odd LSx applications, how about a marine engine.
No, not that kind, a supercharged outboard.
http://www.seven-marine.com/motors/p...nd-technology/
No, not that kind, a supercharged outboard.
http://www.seven-marine.com/motors/p...nd-technology/
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i've been told by engineers that automobile engines are not suitable for aircraft use for two major reasons. one is the extended time the engines are run at wot at take off. would any of us trust our lives on whether our engines would run repeatedly (hundreds of cycles) at wot for 5 minutes on a dyno? i wouldn't. and second, the harmonic vibrations developed by the engine are damped by the automobiles drive line. in an aircraft the propeller adds to the harmonics and causes crank shaft failure. in my wild and woolly youth i considered a home-built aircraft and talked to an aircraft engineer i knew-he emphatically said "no".
there's a reason aircraft engines cost $25K.
there's a reason aircraft engines cost $25K.
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From: Who says "Nothing is impossible" ? I've been doing nothing for years.
Just about every type of engine has ended up in an experimental aircraft somewhere.
I was involved in the Papa 51 Thunder Mustang company, using a Ryan Falconer V-12 with a custom gear drive - quite a ride
Automobile engines are perfectly suitable for aircraft use when properly configured and installed. And experimentals are a riot
Production general aviation aircraft engines cost well over $25K because of liability and certification - not because they're any higher quality or safer. They're for the most part low compression, low technology, horizontally-opposed air-cooled 6 cylinder engines making very low power per CID.
This is my bird with one of those low-tech engines; I figure it's OK to share a non-automotive toy given the topic
I was involved in the Papa 51 Thunder Mustang company, using a Ryan Falconer V-12 with a custom gear drive - quite a ride
Automobile engines are perfectly suitable for aircraft use when properly configured and installed. And experimentals are a riot
Production general aviation aircraft engines cost well over $25K because of liability and certification - not because they're any higher quality or safer. They're for the most part low compression, low technology, horizontally-opposed air-cooled 6 cylinder engines making very low power per CID.
This is my bird with one of those low-tech engines; I figure it's OK to share a non-automotive toy given the topic
As for experimental engines and homemade engines you couldn't pay me to go for a ride in one. We can't even get our motors to run half decently on four wheels on the ground a lot of the time, let alone flying around with a prop attached to my 427ci, no thanks. Unfortunately I knew a couple of guys who are no longer around after building "experimental" airplanes in their garages many years ago.
The only way is an aircraft engine that has been looked over and tested by an airplane technician after a different technician has already passed it.
Watch out for Chinese parts in this field of mechanics too 
Last edited by MotorHead; Aug 22, 2012 at 03:05 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '14
Thanks It was a liasion plane and never armed...and that hole is the air intake!
I've flown a bunch of experimentals...and some are more experimental than others.
Aircraft engines are used for the vast majority, but there are a lot out there with Subaru engines and other weirdness. They're typically a ball to fly - fast, light on the control and aerobatic. Heck, my bird is a 1948 - so it ain't exactly new
It was a liasion plane and never armed...and that hole is the air intake! I've flown a bunch of experimentals...and some are more experimental than others.
Aircraft engines are used for the vast majority, but there are a lot out there with Subaru engines and other weirdness. They're typically a ball to fly - fast, light on the control and aerobatic. Heck, my bird is a 1948 - so it ain't exactly new
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This is link a bit innapropriate.
I read on wikipedia that LSx engines are sometimes used in small aircraft. I mentioned this to a flying friend of mine and he sent me this link.
For all the LSx guys, check this out:
http://www.geareddrives.com/FWF_RV_10.htm
For all the LSx guys, check this out:
http://www.geareddrives.com/FWF_RV_10.htm
May Bud rest in peace,
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