Wed, Mar 25, 2015
You never know what you’ll see at a Fly-in, so when ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, saw an RV-10 with a turbine engine, he just couldn’t pass it by.
To find out what was going on, Jim met with Pete Pierpont, the CEO of Turbine Solution Group. Pierpont said the engine is a TP 100 that produces 250 horsepower, and has $25 million invested in its development.
This engine has not been certified and that’s why it resides in an experimental airplane. Pierpont said they intend to ride it hard as they work their way towards certification. He added that the RV-10 was chosen as the flight test airframe because it’s a well-known design, stable, and suited towards the testing work.
Pierpont said the flight testing has gone well so far with not a single problem regarding the engine. The engine operates with FADEC that allows a single lever operation and prevents issues such as over torqueing or hot starts. The video includes other detailed information regarding marketing, pricing, and plans for the future. Is a turbine in your future?
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