Originally Posted by
ChickenHouse
From all we know and all pictures on the net, some are quite recent, there appears to be no turbine conversion for the aircraft in question.
Fair enough, that's what I thought.
Originally Posted by
ChickenHouse
Doing a conversion and not following the obligation to update the registry is rather a bad indication for the shop putting a PT6 in a PA46 ...
Not my aircraft - it was just to illustrate the engine conversion
might have been carried out without the FAA database showing it.
Originally Posted by
ChickenHouse
Btw, the increase in cowling length is more due to weight & balance as the turbine is much lighter than the reciprocating engine.
OK, I thought it was a combination of reasons - length
and W&B; I do remember the conversion "creates" an additional cargo compartment behind the engine to increase the engine's arm in the W&B situation.