wonder what the story is here also..Who is behind this will also make some difference, we will just have to wait and see, but if it is to pre-production running stage, not sure why there are being secretive. Maybe a current distributor of some other brand who will dump them when it comes to light, so just making sure there ducks are all lined up first..
Ahh speculation, the single greatest power driving the Internet!
Many of the internal components are purchased from manufacturers that (a) have track-records of producing engine parts and subsystems that survive brutal testing scenarios and (b) that have robust and proven QC systems in place.
Unfortunately, the vendor we initially selected to do the crankcase and cylinder machining (which, BTW, came highly recommended and was alleged to be producing components suitable for certified engines) proved to be incapable of demonstrating the remotest comprehension of basic machining skills and quality standards {never mind aircraftquality standards}.
That (very expensive) experience convinced the client to move as much of the critical manufacturing processes as is practical to in-house facilities in order to assure the highest quality standards.
thoughts on this?
Interesting but the design retains the through bolt setup which has a high failure rate due to spun bearings or improper torque. Should have switched to bearing caps and dedicated bolts and not super long torque to yield bolts.