Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net> (Marvin Kaye)
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 19:56:53 -0500
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From: Epijk@aol.com
Subject: Re: [LML] Builder's Week and alternate engines
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Adam:

In response to your query about the EngineAir V8, indeed, the company went 
out of business after the unfortunate crash of a Beech Duke which had two of the 
V8's installed. The crash was a loss of control during an attempted landing 
with one engine out. One engine had quit after several hours of flight in hard 
IFR while powered by battery-only (Pilot took off with known bad alternator).  


The assets were acquired by a new company, Silver Wings Aviation, who are 
currently in the midst of a program to upgrade a few small items remaining 
(wiring, heat shields, etc. etc.) 

I think there were about 30 powerplants delivered, complete with PSRU.  It is 
my understanding that about 18 of those have flown. The first 
Kittyhawk-to-Oshkosh race was nearly won by Rahm's V8-powered Lancair-4, and I think he won 
the second one (by discovering that the airplane actually goes faster at full 
throttle than at part throttle). 

The guy who claims, on his website, to have had problems with the PSRU has 
never actually owned nor operated the PSRU he badmouths so blatantly, nor has he 
ever worked on one. He is a self-appointed authority on all known subjects, 
who CHOSE not to take delivery of the PSRU and to replace it with a far less 
suitable design. This decision was reached in the midst of a controversy about a 
failure which occured in the prototype unit after over 800 flight hours and 
after it had been installed on several different aircraft and raced several 
times.  The production version of the PSRU has proven to be highly reliable, 
several of them have accumulated over 500 flight hours.  For more info on that 
PSRU, see http://www.epi-eng.com/GBX-Mark09.htm

For information on the availability and pricing of the improved V8 
powerplant, contact Silver Wings Aviation at 207-576-9707.

Jack Kane

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<HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><HTML><FONT  SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D9>Adam:<BR=
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In response to your query about the EngineAir V8, indeed, the company went o=
ut of business after the unfortunate crash of a Beech Duke which had two of=20=
the V8's installed. The crash was a loss of control during an attempted land=
ing with one engine out. One engine had quit after several hours of flight i=
n hard IFR while powered by <B><U>battery-only</B></U> (Pilot took off with=20=
known bad alternator).&nbsp; <BR>
<BR>
The assets were acquired by a new company, Silver Wings Aviation, who are cu=
rrently in the midst of a program to upgrade a few small items remaining (wi=
ring, heat shields, etc. etc.) <BR>
<BR>
I think there were about 30 powerplants delivered, complete with PSRU.&nbsp;=
 It is my understanding that about 18 of those have flown. The first Kittyha=
wk-to-Oshkosh race was nearly won by Rahm's V8-powered Lancair-4, and I thin=
k he won the second one (by discovering that the airplane actually goes fast=
er at full throttle than at part throttle). <BR>
<BR>
The guy who claims, on his website, to have had problems with the PSRU has n=
ever actually owned nor operated the PSRU he badmouths so blatantly, nor has=
 he ever worked on one. He is a self-appointed authority on all known subjec=
ts, who CHOSE not to take delivery of the PSRU and to replace it with a far=20=
less suitable design. This decision was reached in the midst of a controvers=
y about a failure which occured in the prototype unit after over 800 flight=20=
hours and after it had been installed on several different aircraft and race=
d several times.&nbsp; The production version of the PSRU has proven to be h=
ighly reliable, several of them have accumulated over 500 flight hours.&nbsp=
; For more info on that PSRU, see <A HREF=3D"http://www.epi-eng.com/GBX-Mark=
09.htm">http://www.epi-eng.com/GBX-Mark09.htm</A><BR>
<BR>
For information on the availability and pricing of the improved V8 powerplan=
t, contact Silver Wings Aviation at 207-576-9707.<BR>
<BR>
Jack Kane</FONT></HTML>

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