Demystifying General Aviation Piston Engines: Exploring The Case (Part 2)
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2023
- Welcome back to VSL Aviation! In part two of our series, join Seth Lake as we explore the engine case-the heart of general aviation piston engines. Seth's expertise and passion shine through as he reveals the inner workings and importance of this vital component. Whether you're a seasoned pilot, aviation enthusiast, or simply curious, this must-watch episode breaks down complex concepts in an approachable way. Stay tuned for more episodes where we uncover other critical aspects of piston engines. Subscribe to VSL Aviation for captivating content that educates and inspires the aviation community. Get ready to take flight with us!
This should be required watching for all GA pilots - nicely done Seth!
Thank you!
Don’t forget the cam guard!
Just stumbled upon your channel and quickly realized it’s some of the best UA-cam content related to GA I’ve seen. Thanks!
Thank you SO much for the support!
If your interested in the ACE guide let me know and I'll give you a big discount!
Very very very good, exactly what the GA youtube community needs.
Thank you so much!
This is great, in chapter 7-16 of the PHAK it explains just this, with the wet sump the additional oil that sits under the crank gets splashed to help with lubrication.
Great reference! Thank you!
Another excellent video Seth. Thank you again for this amazing indepth series on powerplants. Keep up the amazing work. Safe skies my friend 🇺🇸🛩️
Thank you so much!
Excellent overview!
Looking forward to part 3
It will be available Saturday. Parts 3 and 4 are available now if you become a member of the channel on UA-cam or Patreon!
Aloha Seth from the Big Island of Hawai'i...
I actually wasn't sure how to get ahold of you so I'll see if this works, I just finished watching your video on getting ready to fly your instrument checkride and I have to tell you I have not found a better or more helpful video than that! I'm a 57 year old Private Pilot who received his private about 30 years ago and I've just started flying again so obviously a lot has changed! My goal is to take my instrument, commercial and cfi/cfii within the next few months and grow old teaching people how to fly here on the big island out of Kailua Kona. I so much appreciate the information that you put out there and just wanted to let you know that you're much appreciated!
Mahalo Nui
~Greg
Aloha Greg! Thank you so much for reaching out and the kind words! Flying around the islands is amazing and I hope to do more of it in the near future. I will be out in HNL doing checkrides next May so maybe we can meet up. Feel free to email me at sethlake@vsl.aero. Thank you again and best of luck on your training. Fly safe!
@@SethLakeDPE sounds great I might be ready for one by then lol!
This is SUPER helpful for understanding visually what's going on. Thanks so much! Also, don't forget to pan your lav to both L and R channels. We've got left channel-only narration at the moment.
Thanks for the heads up. I've caught it on the other videos.
Nice camera work.
I can't take credit for that. It's all @ramhornfilms talent.
Seth… love the explanation of things. I have a question, at the end of the video you talk about the intake manifold, and that the air passes through the oil sump. I would assume this would heat the air and decrease performance. Is there a reason why air passes through the oil sump perhaps it’s just due to construction convenience?
Great observation. You are correct, the fact that the intake manifold passes through the (hot) oil sup prior to reaching the cylinders is not optimal. I think it was designed this way to reduce the size of the engine. In this case the space savings was worth the cost of the marginally decreased performance due to the intake design.
What is a little cylinder next to the oil pump? Looks like a chain or belt tensioner of some sort?
I'm not sure what your referring too. There isn't a chain tensioner on the engine.
@@SethLakeDPE 6:43 you point to the oil pump, what is the thing to the right of it? Between the pump and a big round opening in the accessory case.
Get the Lead Out! When 100LL goes bye bye, the amount of acid sludge in our oil will be greatly reduced. The new 94 lead free, along with Cam Guard will greatly reduce issues the Lycomings and Continentals have endured. Sticky vales (Lycoming), poor oil ring performance (compression issues with Continentals) will fade away! If you are injected do the GAMI thing, consider a good electronic ignition for half of your dual ignition and amazing things will happen! Oh let's not forget lean of peak, JPI instrumentation to keep track of your engine internals and oil analysis. If you want to get radical change oil 25-35 hours instead of 50. The 50 thang came on as a result of the inclusion of oil filters. Looking back the engineers at both engine manufacturers are on record identifying an uptick in issues those engines are unfortunately known for. Happy motoring and flying my fellow air Missions! LOL. We are all Learners now. Thank you from the bottom of my heart FAA!
I'm a big fan of GAMI and electronic mags/ignitions! Cam Guard is something I haven't used in the past but I will definitely looking into it. I'm also very interested in 100UL and the other lead free fuel options. I think that will do wonders for engine health.