>Yes, aircraft engines have specific requirements. Yes, standard automotive >engines do not meet all of these requirements, especially the redundancy >principle (no single failure must lead to catastrophic failure). >Serge Vidal ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++=
REALITY CHECK....... Beyond the dual mags, harness, and plugs, the aircraft engine has no advantage over any other engine when it comes to redundancy. Loose a connecting rod, bearing, piston, crank, cylinder, oil line, cam, carb, engine control cables, etc., etc., etc., and ANY engine is reduced to a weighted object bolted to the airframe that will help keep the W.& B. correct and the aircraft controlable until you reach the landing/crash site. The only true redundancy is to fly a twin engine aircraft and that opens a whole new can of worms. Pick an engine that you are comfortable flying behind so you can enjoy the flight hours you get until it someday fails and do your best to postpone that event as long as possible. I've been lucky in that with nearly 1000 flight hours I've not had to deal with that situation but, if I continue to fly, I'm sure some day I will. I can only hope it will be a very unexciting story for me to tell my friends. :-) Larry Flesner Carterville, Illinois
