Engines
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Subaru
NSI has Subaru conversions and controllable-pitch propellers. They sell "firewall forward" conversions for a number of airplanes.
Subaru engines - Link to an EAA how-to article
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EA-82
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EJ-2.0
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EJ-2.2
Subaru EJ22 - Garrett T-3 Turbo Conversion
Eggenfellner Aircraft Engines sells Subaru conversion and PSRUs
Al Wick- How to install a Subaru auto engine into aircraft.
Corvair
Mark Langford's-building a Corvair
Turbo-Powered 110 Horsepower Corvair Engine
Turbine
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T62 Cannot find anything on the web, I'll keep looking .
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JFS-100 ~ Working on having a better builders guide! I WANT ONE !! ~cdngoose
DeltaHawk's Aircraft V-4 Turbo Diesel Engine
Mazda Rotary
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Atkins Rotary Engines has developed an aviation conversion of a Mazda rotary. They've got one flying nicely in an RV-6
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Conversion Concepts - Mazda conversions for RVs and canard-type airplanes
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Fly Rotary!! discusses aircraft Mazda conversions
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J-Wind Designs - Mazda engine for Wittman Tailwind
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Mick Duckt N7XR home page - a Long-EZ flying a ducted-fan Mazda rotary.
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Mid-West Engines specializing in Wankels
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Real World Solutions covers Tracy Cook's Mazda 13B conversion
Robinson V8 Engine Conversions
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The Robinson engine conversion is the newest on the market, and has stirred a huge interest among Seabee owners. Developed by Canadian Brian Robinson, the conversion utilize a Corvette V8 automobile engine. To date the Robinson's have developed & flown the 320 hp LS-1 version & the 350 hp LS-6 version. By mid March 2004 Robinson had 892 hours on the original conversion. There were three Seabees flying with converted engines, and another five under construction. Brian Robinson's current focus is on developing a retractable wing float system for the Seabee. The design is complete, and they are currently sourcing someone to manufacture them. The conversions mate the Corvette version of the G.M. LS-1 or LS-6 engines to a cast aluminium reduction drive designed specifically for the Seabee. The conversions have been successfully flown using both standard Seabee 2 and 3 blade propellers. Robinson has also developed a system which uses the Hartzell constant speed reversible propeller from a GO-480 powered Seabee. The engine can use both premium unleaded automotive fuel and 100 LL aviation fuel.
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Some Books on Engines
- A History of Aircraft Piston Engines, published by Sunflower University Press Inc. 1531 Yuma, Manhattan, Kansas 66502-4228. This is a reprint of a book originally published by McGraw Hill in 1981. There are 250 pages, sized 8.5 by 11 inches. There are many tables listing every engine ever put in an airplane with all important specifications including weight. There are many photos and drawings of all types of aircraft engines.
- Sky Ranch Engineering Manual by John Schwaner This book presents an excellent overview of the problems of aircraft engines. It is 500 pages and a bargain at only $23. There are many details on the materials and processes used to build a successful aircraft engine. There is a very good and exhaustive discussion of destructive torsional vibrations and fatigue. The telephone number to buy this book is (916) 421 7672. John is highly thought of in the experimental aircraft community. [Ron W's Note: I'll second the recommendation for this book...]
- The Internal Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice, two volumes
by Charles Fayette Taylor. For those of you with an engineering degree or
equivalent, this series is the best there is. The MIT Press Cambridge
Massachusetts, and London England. AutoBooks in Burbank CA.
- Volume 1: Thermodynamics, Fluid Flow, Performance. Second Edition Revised.
- Volume 2: Combustion, Fuels, Materials, Design. Revised
- Introduction to the Study of Aircraft Vibration and Flutter by Robert H. Scanlan & Robert Rosenbaum, Dover Publications touches on crankshaft design. Lib Cong 68-22341.
- Photo-Elastic Analysis by A. W. Hendry, Pergamon Press. Investigates stress concentrations in complex machine parts such as crankshafts and connecting rods. L of C # 65-29062. Only recently has computer finite element analyses developed to the point of perhaps doing a better job on crankshafts than these techniques invented in the 30's. The book has a great bibliography on the subject.
- Rotary Engine by Kenichi Yamamoto, published by Toyo Kogyo Co. Ltd. (Mazda) in 1969. The definitive book on the rotary. This is a highly technical book chronicling the development of the wankel by Mazda. Kenichi is an engineer and has risen to be CEO of Mazda.
- The Wankel RC Engine Design and Performance by R. F. Ansdale. Published by A. S. Barnes & Company, L of C 69-18692. This book will be easier to find then the Toyo Kogyo book.
- The development of Piston Aero Engines by Bill Gunston, 1993, 1994, 1995. ISBN 1 85260 385 2. Patrick Stevens Limited/Haynes Publishing Sparkford Nr Yeovil, Somerset, BA227JJ. Hard bound 213 pages. $39.95 at the Wright Pat Airforce Museum. The first half of the book is on basic principles and engine design. For the most part this is very well done for the non-physicist/non-engineer reader. The middle is a history of of the development of aircraft engines. The last chapter; "Chapter 8 Piston Engines Today and Tomorrow" categorizes engines by air cooled, liquid cooled, diesels and unconventional. All engines are included world wide no matter how obscure, starting with low power engines for ultra-lights through auto engine conversions. The major fault with this chapter is all engines are listed from PR information regardless if they have run or even flown for that matter. Lamar's final assessment of this book: "I think Bill Gunston is a little gullible. Other than that the book seems to be excellent."
- Converting Auto Engines for Experimental Aircraft, by Richard Finch