Superior Air Parts Taps Company To Assemble The Powerplants

Superior Air Part has appointed Barrett Precision Engines, Inc. (BPE) as the first authorized engine build facility for the company’s 215-horsepower, XP-400 Engine. “The Barrett family has developed an enviable reputation within homebuilders, competitive aerobatic pilots and certified aircraft owners for taking good engines and turning them into truly great engines,” Glen Golden, Superior’s V.P. Sales and Marketing said. “We couldn’t be more excited to have their engine building skills and expertise available to XP-400 Engine buyers.”

“Many of our customers are owners of Superior’s 180-horsepower XP-360 Engine and while is provides great performance, a number of them have been looking for an engine that delivers the same Superior quality with more horsepower – and that’s what the 215- horsepower, XP-400 offers,” stated BPE’s Manager, Rhonda Barrett-Bewley. “The cost of a comparable Lycoming has just skyrocketed to a point where most owner/builders can’t afford it. By delivering more horsepower at a much more affordable price, Superior’s XP-400 Engine is going to fill a big need within the market.”

Ms. Barrett-Bewley said that BPE’s team recently completed their first XP-400 for a customer who is building a Glasair Sportsman 2+2. “We just had it on our water brake dyno for the first time and it ran great,” she said. “We gave all the data from the dyno run to the owner and he’s very excited to have selected the XP-400.

“He’s building his Sportsman with only two seats to have room for all his gear for when he goes off into the backcountry,” Ms. Barrett-Bewley said. “He’s going to get all the power he needs to go wherever he wants with this engine.”

Golden explained that the standard XP-400 Engine features all of Superior’s industry-leading engine design and manufacturing advancements including a counter-weighted version of Superior’s proprietary ESR (Electro Slag Remelt) crankshaft and Superior’s popular Millennium Cylinders.

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