Tue, May 24, 2011
Company Continues Its Climb Back From Bankruptcy
In what is likely to be seen as good news in experimental
aviation circles, Superior Air Parts announced Monday that it has
resumed shipping its experimental XP-Series engines to authorized
dealers.
Superior XP-360
"The resumption of engine shipments may
not seem like news, but it's a very big step for our efforts to get
our business back to where it was four years ago," stated Timothy
T. (Tim) Archer, president and CEO, Superior Air Parts, Inc. "From
a business perspective, the big picture is that we now have all of
the various components and piece parts in-stock to not only
assemble a complete engine, but also to be able to support the
needs of homebuilders and engine shops."
Superior announced that it had begun
shipping quantities of its popular Millennium Cylinders in late
February.
Archer said that the majority of the
parts, including the Millennium Cylinders, used to build the
experimental XP-Series engines are manufactured under Superior's
Parts Manufacturing Authority (PMA) guidelines so they are
100-percent FAA approved. These are the same parts and components
used in manufacturing Superior's FAA certified 180-horsepower
Vantage Engine.
"Many of our customers have chosen to
build their engines with the added performance of non-PMA'd
components like our roller-lifters and cold-air front induction
sumps," he said. "Others are selecting the option of using nearly
all FAA-approved parts. Either way, what XP Engine owners are
really getting is 'factory-built' performance and quality at a home
built price."
Archer said that another big reason for
the XP Engine's popularity with homebuilders around the world, is
the fact that the engines are approved to run on any 91 octane
unleaded automotive gasoline that does not contain alcohol.
"Whether it's the flexibility of fuel types or the ability to
literally custom build their engines from a list of both
experimental and FAA-approved components, what Superior's XP-Series
of engines give homebuilders is the choice to create the engine
they want," Archer said. "That's a big advantage in today's
world."
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