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Mark,
What you say is true; that's why the skeptics on this list are questioning
the company's product. Innodyn is advertising that their "...turbine will
enable the vast majority of experimental pilots to fly with the same
advantages historically reserved for far more expensive aircraft." (Copied directly from their home page.) Their test-bed aircraft is an
RV-4. They've even installed this engine on a cub!
In my opinion, "the vast majority of experimental aircraft" don't have the
wing area, the Vne, or cabin pressurization (a requirement in my book) to
operate efficiently/effectively at the altitudes necessary to make these
products viable for their claimed target market. Maybe I just don't see
the light yet...
At the same time, there is something to be said for hearing that turbine
wind up and howl, as long as you're willing to pay the fuel bill!
Mark & Lisa Sletten
Legacy FG N828LM
http://www.legacyfgbuilder.com
Mark Ravinski said:
I'm not much familiar with these engines but it is not too appropriate
to compare them with piston engines at low altitude.
Turbines come into their own in thin air.
You don't see airliners cruising below 10,000 ft.
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