Jab engines
So does anyone know what the various failure modes are that CASA refers to?
What is the actual failure rate per 10,000 hours for these engines?
How does this compare to the failure rate of Rotax ( both 2 and 4 stroke) ?
Other engines used in similar aircraft? We don't yet have good numbers on the new Lycoming O-233 or the Continental O-200D I think as they are too new.
How many pilots/passengers/students/innocents on the ground have been killed or injured by these failures?
Until CASA put some numbers to these questions we are dealing with mere conjecture and "feelings".
I wonder where CASA are going to get any engineering expertise to investigate this? They are merely paper shufflers.
Oh and if in the near future I see another manufacturer/importer advertising a suitable replacement I won't be the least bit surprised, however this could completely wipe out small aircraft manufacturing in Australia. Wonder how Brumby Aircraft are feeling right now?
Any bets on what it will cost them to re-engine the already certified Aircruiser? Bet it is more than it cost to certify the whole aircraft even in inflation adjusted dollars.