by Paul McBride | Oct 22, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231109, aircraft engines, Ask Paul, aviation engines, Aviation News, Engines, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots
I’ve recently been experiencing a starting problem with my Mooney 201. The first start of the day is typical. However, after the first flight, it most likely will not fire. Read...
by Paul McBride | Oct 15, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231005, Ask Paul, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, Opinion, Pilots
When Joy Hobbs sent in a photo of her grandfather and his co-workers by Lycoming’s XR-7755-3 engine, it attracted a lot of comments from General Aviation News readers. Our Lycoming expert gives us some more insight into the largest aircraft engine ever built....
by Paul McBride | Oct 8, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231109, aircraft engines, Ask Paul, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots
After the engine sat for several years without being run, it began to backfire about 20 minutes into a test flight. Read...
by Paul McBride | Sep 3, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230907, aircraft engines, Ask Paul, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming, Opinion, Pilots
A reader has two questions for Paul McBride, the General Aviation News engines expert, about the Lycoming O-235-C1B engine in an amateur-built Wag-Areo Cub. Read...
by Paul McBride | Aug 6, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230810, Ask Paul, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, Opinion, Pilots
Question for Paul McBride, the General Aviation News engines expert: My grandfather, Russell Leuck, worked at Avco Lycoming Engines in 1943. I found a picture of him with a group of men with the XR-7755 engine. I was wondering if you would possibly have any thoughts...
by Paul McBride | Jul 30, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230810, Ask Paul, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Visser's Voice
I have an O-360 Mattituck (experimental) engine installed on my RV-7A. I have been using Aeroshell W100 Plus for more than 15 years. I have been using mogas solely for more than 10 years now, so no fear of lead deposits. This is my question: Would the use of fully...
