Lycoming General Manager, Michael Kraft, announced yesterday that development of the IE2 FADEC system has reached the point where Lancair, which is the first customer for the TEO-540, 350-horsepower engine, can begin taking orders for the firewall-forward package. According to Lancair personnel, the engine/FADEC package price is $115,000, plus, of course, the rest of the [...]

Looking to inject new performance into the established Sportsman design, Glasair Aviation has created a new model by installing a turbocharged, 180-horsepower engine and making the switch from fiberglass to carbon fiber in the fuselage structure. The airplane’s traditional cro-moly steel-tube frame remains as before, though strategically beefed up to accommodate an increase in maximum-gross [...]

A step forward in what has been viewed as a stop-start development program for the Mistral rotary aircraft engine was announced today. The company says preparations are underway to begin flying the three-rotor engine on a Maule MX-7 testbed in Florida.

Lycoming has announced a new program that provides significant discounts with the return of a select engine core. “We have many customers that have flown behind Lycoming Engines their entire flying careers,” said Todd Stoner, Lycoming vice president of marketing and sales. “This program is meant to reward the loyalty of those customers whose engine [...]

I knew it would run eventually; I just didn’t know when. I thought that the leaking right fuel tank would slow our RV-10 build down, but so far it is turning out to be just a blip. With little fanfare the other evening, just before sunset, my husband pulled the project forward, shuffling our airplane [...]