Which Lycoming?50% more than a Lycoming is about what the market will hold.
Not unless it had SFC better than a piston engine and cost less than $15k.Would you be interested in a 200 hp turboprop?
The O-390 ?200 hp Lycoming.
The IO-390 series is rated at 210 HP, and typically is more expensive than the IO-360-A and -C series that are 200 HP. The -B is the parallel valve version, at 180 HP.The O-390 ?
The price for a new one is 37k, if you add 50% thats 50kThe IO-390 series is rated at 210 HP, and typically is more expensive than the IO-360-A and -C series that are 200 HP. The -B is the parallel valve version, at 180 HP.
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Is it flat rated to 200 HP, and if so, whats the critical altitude? Also, whats the fuel consumption? Without those numbers, there can be no way to value the product in the market.If yes, how much would you be willing to spend to buy one?
Its a super niche market and there is no competition, the nearest turboprop is the allison 250 and will cost you $350kIs it flat rated to 200 HP, and if so, whats the critical altitude? Also, whats the fuel consumption? Without those numbers, there can be no way to value the product in the market.
To reduce the sfc by half the engine need to be 10 more complex and end up 10 times more expencive to make.That fuel consumption needs to be about 25 gal an hour. 55 gallons an hour is TBM700.
50g/h at what level of thrust?Its a super niche market and there is no competition, the nearest turboprop is the allison 250 and will cost you $350k
The altitude is 16000ft, the cruise sfc is ~50gallon/h
Aaaannnnddd....that's why there are no small turbines being operated by mere mortals.To reduce the sfc by half the engine need to be 10 more complex and end up 10 times more expencive to make.
the PT6A in the TBM700 cost half a million alone.
If you fly at over 200knot thats a fairly decent distance. Also the engine is mainly built for entertainement/aerobatics not to travel around (altho you could)Aaaannnnddd....that's why there are no small turbines being operated by mere mortals.
You do realize that at that fuel burn, with a typical RV-x you'd have to take off, fly the pattern and land, to stay within VFR reserves, right?
i can't give you those numbers at the moment50g/h at what level of thrust?
I mean the TJ100 is 1.09 lbm/lbf/hr roughly 40gph at 247# of thrust...
New to me, it doesn't look like its available or even tested yet.![]()
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Sorry; you can't. At 50 GPH, and the typical 35-45 gallons of fuel capacity in a typical 2 seat homebuilt, by the time you taxi, take off, and climb to pattern altitude, you'd be at VFR minimum fuel. 200 kts on downwind might *sound* cool, but it would be counterproductive at best.If you fly at over 200knot thats a fairly decent distance. Also the engine is mainly built for entertainement/aerobatics not to travel around (altho you could)