Mike Collier wrote:

Paul, can the FAA force him to take it out of an experimental

category.  How

can they do that?

Mike C.

I am not an FAA lawyer so take this as IMHO.
I am not sure what you mean. If he does not fly it they can do

nothing.

If he wants to get it certified he must get the engine certified

and

that would be nearly impossible using Mazda parts. One needs a QC

paper trail

on every part.  If he wanted to copy the Mazda engine and make

every

part himself then he could get the engine certified and possibly

an

STC for installing the engine in the Grummun. On the other hand he
could take the Mazda out, replace it with the aircraft engine it
came with, get an annual and then put it back in certified

service.

The following is rumor and hearsay:
Having said all that there is a move afoot in Europe
to certify certain automotive engines by the european governments
for aircraft use. Since the US is obligated to recognizes the

european

aviation agencies through reciprocal agreements. This then becomes

a

back door

to the american certified aircraft engine market for european
automotive engines. I suspect this is the mechanism that Mecanair
is using to certify their version of the Mazda turbo 13B.

Paul Lamar

There is a fellow here in TN that modifies 337s with big V8s and sells
other mods for 337s. White Lightening or something like that is the name
of the company. In any case they ran a 337 with first one and then 2 v8s
on it some time ago. I can dig out the info if you need more. As you say
they are installed for test purposes for a limited time, then he runs
them long enough to certify, as he does get stcs and other data approved
somehow.
[Marc Wiese]

 
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