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Old 03-16-2014 | 12:57 PM
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This should be a very interesting article.

50 Amazing Aircraft Engines | Flying Magazine

Anybody care to mention their favorites (before looking at the article )

I'm a particular fan of the PT6A-60A at present.
I feel certain that the PT-6 series will be high on the list.
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Old 03-16-2014 | 03:38 PM
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Old 03-16-2014 | 03:42 PM
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Well with 58 tries he named a few of the obvious ones, but I would add the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G and Wankels plus aircraft steam engines and solar powered engines. When you think about it "amazing engine" means nothing and everything. How about ion thrusters and hydrogen burners? A bunch of developmental rocket engines come to mind also. How about the space ladder? That is an engine, it does work and qualifies as "amazing".
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Old 03-16-2014 | 03:48 PM
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Old 03-16-2014 | 05:06 PM
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They missed the T56 series...but covered every variant of Lycoming opposed 4 cyl GA engines...
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Old 03-16-2014 | 07:28 PM
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Lycoming XR 7755. Go big or go home.
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Old 03-16-2014 | 07:33 PM
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CJ610 as on the 20 series Lears, among others
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Old 03-16-2014 | 09:49 PM
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PT6A-67D - I swear it's bulletproof.

I assume all PT6's are awesome.
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Old 03-16-2014 | 10:29 PM
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PT6A-21, PT6A-114, PT6A-140 fan here. I won't quite swear they're bullet proof, I've personally seen two catastrophic failures pretty close together(PT6A-114). That aside I'll swear by them.
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Old 03-17-2014 | 01:01 PM
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How about the mighty R-4360 Wasp Major?



Experimental versions of the Corsair and Thunderbolt had 4360s, but the war ended and jets were coming, so they never reached the production line.
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