Recent content by dobbiemiko

I believe the Allison V1710 series engines are one of those underdog powerplants which never was recognized for what it could do, and at low/medium altitudes, could do quite a lot just as it is. The AAC wasnt interested in developing advanced superchargers for its fighter aircraft, so who could...

There are good P-82's and bad P-82s from what I understand. The good ones were the first made, but then the US decided not to pay RR royalties on the Merlin engine, so the design reverted to Allison V1710s. Lots of maintenence headaches with the design and because of the handed Allisons, spare...

Looks like diesels are getting another lease on life. Lycoming is in production for general aviation diesels...the big problem with diesels at high altitude is restarts, but theyve come up with some pretty ingenious ways to work around that for FAA approval. Weight to hp ratio was also an issue...