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Forum: Private Flying

16th Mar 2015, 22:09

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The Probability of an Engine Failure in a Certified GA SEP

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Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Pram - here's some news for you. Every...

Pram - here's some news for you. Every piston-engined aeroplane, especially air cooled ones, on its first flight of the day takes off with a near-cold engine. It takes a long time at high power for...

Forum: Private Flying

16th Mar 2015, 15:12

Replies: 60

The Probability of an Engine Failure in a Certified GA SEP

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Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

The Chipmunk has 2 fuel pumps, both mechanical...

The Chipmunk has 2 fuel pumps, both mechanical diaphragm types, in parallel. Both feed the carburetor simultaneously and one is used to prime the engine as well, using a manual lever.

If the one...

Forum: Private Flying

16th Mar 2015, 10:02

Replies: 60

The Probability of an Engine Failure in a Certified GA SEP

Views: 14,025

Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Big Pistons, you may read elsewhere in one of...

Big Pistons, you may read elsewhere in one of these EFATO threads that partial engine failures lead to more deaths that complete failures. Having had one, I concur.

The PA38 I referred to did...

Forum: Private Flying

15th Mar 2015, 22:18

Replies: 60

The Probability of an Engine Failure in a Certified GA SEP

Views: 14,025

Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

And of course aircraft engines run at far higher...

And of course aircraft engines run at far higher power settings for much longer than a car engine does. At take off it runs at full power from near-cold for quite a long time. So even if it was as...

Forum: Private Flying

15th Mar 2015, 21:56

Replies: 60

The Probability of an Engine Failure in a Certified GA SEP

Views: 14,025

Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Big Pistons, I marvel at your faith in the...

Big Pistons, I marvel at your faith in the collection of stressed rotating and reciprocating parts, held apart by a microscopic film of oil without which it will destroy itself within seconds, that...

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