Auto conversion ideas

[tsts4]

You would probably be very popular with RV-10 builders who are disenchanted with the big lycomings and continentals.

As an RV-10 builder and operator for more than 9 years and part of the RV-10 community for over 20, you're partially correct. Most new builders are disenchanted over the current pricing and more than anything, engine availability, but not the IO-540 itself which the airframe was designed around. Continentals are non-starter as are most auto conversions which have historically centered around LS1s. If any design is going to sway the RV-10 community away from Lycoming it's going to be a reliable diesel that has a price point on par with an IO-540-D4A5.

 

[moparrob66]

Yeah diesel would be the way to go for sure. I'm watching the Deltahawk and hope it succeeds, but I'll probably never afford one.