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 Ben Visser | Oct 11, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230921, Aviation Fuel, Aviation News, Continental Motors, faa, flying, GAMI, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, Opinion, Pilots
One of the most common questions our oils expert receives is from pilots wondering why general aviation is in the same spot regarding unleaded avgas as it was 25 years ago. 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 19, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230706, Ask Paul, Aviation News, Engines, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, Opinion, Pilots
I have read Lycoming Service Instruction 1304J and wondered if I can expect to find a Form 337 for an engine on the CD the FAA sent me with the aircraft records for a Cessna 172. The engine once had the following on the data tag: O-320-E2CC. I am told the engine was...
by Paul McBride | Jul 5, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230706, Ask Paul, Aviation News, Engines, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, Opinion, Pilots
The Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 has a rating of 230 hp at 2400 rpm. Can I just change the governor and increase the RPM to 2700 (like the D4A5) to get 260 hp or do more technical modifications need to be done? Read...
by Paul McBride | Jun 5, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20230608, Ask Paul, Aviation News, engine, flying, General Aviation, Lycoming Engines, maintenance, Opinion, Pilots
Given the engine times and now having #2 and #4 pistons and rings replaced and valves rebuilt, I’m leaning heavily toward performing the same maintenance on #1 and #3, with new pistons and rings, even though they aren’t suspected of any issue, but wanted to seek your...
