Mon, Jul 27, 2009
Engine Has Flown 20 Hours On Unleaded Fuel
Teledyne Continental Motors, Inc.
(TCM) announced Sunday that it flew its Factory Turbocharged
SR22 to Oshkosh fueled on UL94 Unleaded Aviation Fuel. With ASTM
actively working the certification of UL94, TCM has shifted from
testing the fuel to preparing its engines for its eventual
introduction.
The unleaded avgas fueled flight to 2009 AirVenture in Oshkosh,
Wisconsin, performed by TCM president Rhett Ross and company pilot
and engineer Keith Chatten. The flight was the third extended
flight for this standard production engine, which has now
accumulated 20 hours on unleaded fuels. The flight followed
an initial test flight of 802 miles round trip from Mobile, Alabama
to Oshkosh, Wisconsin conducted in two uninterrupted legs.
"Today's flight demonstrated that our standard factory turbo is
ready for future fuels and has the fuel economy necessary to
benefit our customers," stated Rhett Ross, president of Teledyne
Continental Motors. "The engine was a joy to operate during
this extended flight on UL94. With successful flights of both
turbocharged and normally aspirated engines on unleaded fuels, we
feel comfortable that TCM has solutions for the future and are now
working to have them ready," Ross closed.
Cirrus SR22 File Photo
In March 2009, TCM took the lead in the search for a 100LL
alternative when it began flight tests in a Hawker Beechcraft G36.
The flight tests investigated all phases of flight including take
off, climb, cruise, descent, and landing. These tests were followed
in April 2009 by the first flight of a production certificated
airplane on another promising 100LL alternative - Swift Fuel. The
flight was again performed in a Hawker Beechcraft G36 and tested
aircraft engine performance through the full flight envelope.
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