Here as a basic briefing on Corvair flight engines for builders getting a first look at using one. Above, A 3,000 cc Corvair flight engine. I built this particular one in 2012 for the SPA Panther aerobatic aircraft prototype. The Corvair is a popular option on more than 20 different experimental airframes. The Corvair is a …
Carb Ice By Grace Ellen Grace Ellen is a freelance writer and pilot. She was a newspaper journalist for 10 years but left the profession upon finally conceding that it was morally bankrupt. A three-day open cockpit trip home from AirVenture 2001 in N1777W crystallized her love of aviation and formal training followed in …
Builders: We are now in the testing phase of a new ignition system, The “DFI”. The title stands for “Dual Fixed Ignition”. . . Above, the system installed on a running engine gathering data. This project is now about 2 years old, as you can read in the related link below. With some more testing, …
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Builders: Eighteen months ago I wrote a comprehensive story on ignition advance and timing on Corvair flight engines. I consider the story one of the most important and fundamental elements of mastering your Corvair. If you have not seen it in a while, or you have joined up since then, I suggest making 15 minutes in your …
Builders: . Above is a photo on an E/P-X distributor. . Both the E/P and the E/P-X distributors (Part #3301) we offer have very simple wiring. The E/P-X has a quick disconnect plug, but the wiring is just the same: . The wire from the points goes to the negative side of the “B” coil. …
Builders. I got a short note from a Pietenpol builder, saying he just got the FAA sign off, and will be taking his first flight after a few details are taken care of. It brings up a few things everyone should have in mind at that point. While a general review of this page is …
Builders, Here is a quick story to explain a dramatic improvement in 2016 parts production. . . Above, is a picture of 50 stainless steel points plates. These are the core element of all the Corvair ignitions systems I have made since 1998. There have been several evolutions, but the current layout has been unchanged …
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Builders, In our week, the normal work runs through Saturday at noon, as this is when the local post office closes. We mail almost everything by USPS, as 20+ years of trying everyone in the shipping business mailing tens of thousands of packages has conclusively proven “If it needs to get there economically, send it …
Builders: A KR-2 Builder started a little internet tempest by asking a discussion group what was the ‘right’ way for his MA3 carb to face on his plane. This came complete with the insinuation that I advise people to mount them ‘backwards’, and speculative responses about it never working, terrible risk, etc. All the great …
Builders, . This is not a story about people making mistakes, because everyone does that when they are learning, This is a story about people reading the correct way to do things, and then thinking it over, and deciding not to, because they have some rationalization like ” I think someone did that for me” …
