Keep you feet and your LS6 on the ground!

[Rich G.]

From the NTSB site. The airplane burned to the ground after an off airport landing due to engine failure. Check out the choice of power plant


Aircraft: Bowley Murphy, registration: N189SB
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.


According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) information, the airplane was manufactured by the pilot in 2006. According to the pilot, the airplane was equipped with a fuel-injected Chevrolet Corvette LS6 engine that utilized a "high pressure" fuel system. The pilot stated that all fuel lines forward of the firewall were fire-sleeved. FAA-provided information,which documented a similar event in September 2006, involving the same pilot and the same airplane. The pilot was taxiing at DVT when a fire erupted in the engine compartment; the cause was attributed to a fuel line that became disconnected, and sprayed fuel onto the hot engine.

[Joe L.]

Re: Keep you feet and your LS6 on the ground!

From the NTSB site. The airplane burned to the ground after an off airport landing due to engine failure. Check out the choice of power plant


Aircraft: Bowley Murphy, registration: N189SB
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.


According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) information, the airplane was manufactured by the pilot in 2006. According to the pilot, the airplane was equipped with a fuel-injected Chevrolet Corvette LS6 engine that utilized a "high pressure" fuel system. The pilot stated that all fuel lines forward of the firewall were fire-sleeved. FAA-provided information,which documented a similar event in September 2006, involving the same pilot and the same airplane. The pilot was taxiing at DVT when a fire erupted in the engine compartment; the cause was attributed to a fuel line that became disconnected, and sprayed fuel onto the hot engine.

Rich------


I wouldn't be caught dead flying ANY homebuilt airplane and. especially, any homebuilt using a "converted" automobile engine, of Corvette origin or otherwise.

[Mike G.]

Re: Keep you feet and your LS6 on the ground!

Rich------


I wouldn't be caught dead flying ANY homebuilt airplane and. especially, any homebuilt using a "converted" automobile engine, of Corvette origin or otherwise.

or you might be caught dead in it.

[Tom P.]

Re: Keep you feet and your LS6 on the ground!

Rich------


I wouldn't be caught dead flying ANY homebuilt airplane and. especially, any homebuilt using a "converted" automobile engine, of Corvette origin or otherwise.

Then we won't invite you to fly in ours when it's finished.

[Joe L.]

Re: Keep you feet and your LS6 on the ground!

Then we won't invite you to fly in ours when it's finished.

Tom------


That's not a homebuilt and it certainly doesn't use converted automobile engines.

[Clem Z.]

Re: Keep you feet and your LS6 on the ground!

how about this use for the corvette engines ??? http://www.seven-marine.com/motors/technology/

[Joe L.]

Re: Keep you feet and your LS6 on the ground!

how about this use for the corvette engines ??? http://www.seven-marine.com/motors/technology/

clem-----


These engines are basically manufactured by GM and "dressed out" by the various OEM marine engine outfits like Mercury Marine and others. You can find them in the "marine engines" section of the www.gmpowertrain.com web-site.

[Clem Z.]

Re: Keep you feet and your LS6 on the ground!

clem-----


These engines are basically manufactured by GM and "dressed out" by the various OEM marine engine outfits like Mercury Marine and others. You can find them in the "marine engines" section of the www.gmpowertrain.com web-site.

these engines are converted to outboards not inboards like GM sells. this thing has to be quite large for a outboard.

[Joe L.]

Re: Keep you feet and your LS6 on the ground!

these engines are converted to outboards not inboards like GM sells. this thing has to be quite large for a outboard.

clem------


I wonder who would want an outboard engine as heavy and unwieldy as these must be? It would seem like the advantages of an outboard would be effectively negated. One might just as well go with an inboard.

[Clem Z.]

Re: Keep you feet and your LS6 on the ground!

clem------


I wonder who would want an outboard engine as heavy and unwieldy as these must be? It would seem like the advantages of an outboard would be effectively negated. One might just as well go with an inboard.

those outboard guys like HP as i saw one in Fla. with 4 300HP outboards on the transom.

[John H.]

Re: Keep you feet and your LS6 on the ground!

those outboard guys like HP as i saw one in Fla. with 4 300HP outboards on the transom.

Clem -

When 1200hp isn't adequate, some guys go for 2000 .

[Dick W.]

Re: Keep you feet and your LS6 on the ground!

Clem -

When 1200hp isn't adequate, some guys go for 2000 .

Does it tow the fuel tender, or is that a separate boat??