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I don't think EngineAir is on the web.  However, here is address and phone
number:

Jim Rahm
209 Cessna Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32124


904 788 2852

If interested, consider the following.

The product appears to be a superior replacement for the Continental 550.
The prototype has about 300-400 hours on it with little problems in the
power plant (as I understand it).  I have flown it and am suitably
impressed.  There is only one flying engine.  There are several airplanes -
never flown yet - with this engine installed sans reduction gear.  One or
two have been waiting for the gear for as long as 18 months.  These builders
have been on ice for that long.  No way to fly the bird - just sitting.
There have been predictions made over the past year, that the reduction
gears would be forthcoming in various time frames - one month, two weeks,
etc etc etc.  So far all of those predictions have fallen through.  The
latest and theoretically production version of the reduction gear has been
recently installed in the prototype engine/aircraft (so I'm told) and now
the first few reduction gears supposedly are to be delivered shortly.

I have a deposit with EngineAir for one of the engines and would seriously
love to put in my order.  As it stands, I'm on the fence - I need to move on
with the project and I feel stymied because I don't dare lock myself in to
this power plant until I can be sure that I won't be sitting on the ground
waiting for engine components when I should be out flying.

If just one or two more EngineAir projects get into the air, I'm ready to
open the floodgates of my wallet, but until then, I've got to hold my breath
and hope I don't run out of time.

John Barrett

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