I've had them quit too, and shut down a couple more because
of a desire to protect the engine.




"karl gruber" wrote in message
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| It may be proven, but they still quit.
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| I've had two quit on me in a King Air. Nobody counts the
failures.
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| Karl
| "Curator" N185KG
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| ...
| If I was building a high performance single, maybe for
| racing, a Walter engine would be fine... probably last a
| long time and be cheap. But the P&W is proven.
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| "John" wrote in message
|
ups.com...
| |
| | Jim Macklin wrote:
| | Or switches from a P&W PT6 to a Walter
| | "Newps" wrote in message
| | . ..
| | |
| | |
| | | John wrote:
| | |
| | | Jim Macklin wrote:
| | |
| | | look for Thunder engine
| | |
| | |
| | | The same engine as in the Thunder Mustang?
| | |
| | |
| | | Nobody with a brain cell left takes turbines out
of a
| King
| | Air and puts
| | | in pistons.
| |
| | Jim -
| |
| | I agree with you on all kinds of levels . . . it was
just
| a
| | conversation. There may have been a business case . .
..
| but I sure
| | never saw it
| |
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