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![]() "Michael" wrote in message om... Fundamentally, I think most failures are a design problem rather than a maintenance problem. So why are we still using clearly obsolete designs? FAA. What piston engine design would be more reliable? (Economics make turbine engine comparisons unfair, even if turbines are more reliable -- and I am not certain that they are.) I have experienced a lot more engine problems driving cars than flying airplanes for sure. Experimental airplanes do not seem to have any lower incidence of engine failures anecdotally, nor do I recall reading any data to suggest there exists a more reliable experimental piston engine design. -------------------- Richard Kaplan www.flyimc.com |
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