Diesel Engine Revolution
Piston Diesels Are Coming To America, But Will They Ever Catch On? Spend even a few minutes comparing the operation of an avgas-powered engine to…
ENGINES
The First Rotax 912 Engine
The Rotax 912 was designed especially for homebuilts. Is it just the tip of the iceberg? OCTOBER 1991: A sure sign that the homebuilt aircraft…
Great Little Engines – Popular And Powerful
ARTICLE DATE: August 1994 ROTAX The reason Rotax so dominates the worldwide homebuilt and ultralight markets with their line of two and four-stroke engines is…
Subaru EA81 Turbocharged Engine Report
ARTICLE DATE: December 1994 This letter is in regard to the Direct Drive Turbocharge d EA81 in my Dragonfly fixed wing single seater. Yes, we…
The Corvair Engine Syndrome
ARTICLE DATE: December 1974 HAVE YOU SEEN that guy next door with a Corvair engine mounted on a stand, turning a propeller with a gearbox…
History Of The Limbach Engine
ARTICLE DATE: August 1974 Herr Limbach’s Flying Beetles SICHER, ZUVERLAESSIG, SPORTLICH, and sparsam, which translates from German into safe, reliable, sporting, and economical. This not…
Lake Injector Fuel System
ARTICLE DATE: July 1974 It has been several months since Oshkosh ’73 and the EAA’s first look at the Lake Injector Fuel system. The response…
David Atkins Finds The Rotary Formula
ARTICLE DATE: January 1996 Racing and aviation engine development programs have enjoyed a symbiotic relationship ever since pilots discovered the need for more power. Automobile…
In The Beginning, There Was Rotax
THE LONGTIME LEADER IN LOW-POWER AVIATION ENGINES HAS TWO BRAND NEW ENGINES READY TO FIRE UP: THE TURBOCHARGED 914 FOUR-STROKER, AND THE 618 TWO-BANGER ARTICLE…
Winterizing The Rotax Two Stroke Engine
A LITTLE CARE IN THE WINTER CAN PREVENT A LOT OF EXCITEMENT NEXT SPRING. If you are fortunate enough to live in the Sun Belt,…