by Paul McBride | Dec 29, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20230112, aircraft engines, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, Opinion, Pilots
Reader Jeffrey A. Hughes asks our engines expert: What is the advantage to doing a high compression conversion to a Lycoming O-320 (from 150 hp to 160 hp)? I suppose the obvious answer is 10 more horsepower, but my natural inclination, given the name “high...
by Ben Visser | Dec 19, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20221222, aircraft engines, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, Opinion, Pilots, Visser's Voice
Recently an engine rebuilder called with a question I had not heard before. He asked if multigrade oils would increase the possibility of valve sticking in piston aircraft engines. My first response was “why would you think that?” Then I started to think through the...
by Ben Visser | Dec 12, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20221020, aircraft engines, Aviation News, Engines, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Visser's Voice
One of the reasons that GA has not grown is that flying today’s aircraft scares the hell out of young people. Read...
by Paul McBride | Dec 5, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20221208, aircraft engines, Ask Paul, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots
There has always been controversy about how to best prepare general aviation aircraft engines for long-term storage, but from my viewpoint, you’ve covered all the bases and then some. Read...
by Ben Visser | Nov 23, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20221117, aircraft engines, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots
There are several theories, but the one that makes the most sense to me is that the lead in avgas helps sealing and improves thermal heat transfer. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 17, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20221103, aircraft engines, Aviation News, Briefings, Electric Aircraft, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
“This proposed standard is intended to support companies that are creating hybrid-electric power generation systems for use as the primary source of electrical propulsive power in electric aircraft,” says ASTM member David Eichstedt. “They will benefit from a more...
