NEWS For pricing and quantity discounts on the HOT-STOP ‘L’
Fire Containment Bags product line, contact Ray Goyco, Jr. at Baker Aviation, the exclusive distributor, at Ray@Baker-
Aviation.com.
Hartzell Engine Technologies Purchases the Jasco Alternator Line Formerly Held by Skytronics, Inc.
Mike Disbrow, president of Hartzell Engine Technologies LLC, announces that the company has purchased the Jasco Alternator line formerly held by Skytronics Incorporated. “Our strategy is to grow each of our current product lines
— alternators, starters, turbochargers, cabin heaters, and fuel pumps — both organically and through strategic acquisition,” Disbrow says. “The Jasco Alternator line will enable us to begin offering high-quality products to new segments of the general aviation markets including classic and agricultural aircraft and piston helicopters. It is the perfect complement to our current family of alternators.” Available in both 12- and 24-volt systems, and with 50- or 70-amp output, the lighter-weight Jasco Alternators have become the go-to replacement alternators for old pad- mounted generators found on radial engines, as well as, on standard opposing piston engines used on many classic aircraft and piston helicopters. “The reason Jasco Alternators have been around for nearly 50-years is that they provide great performance and reliability at a reasonable cost,” Disbrow adds. “Once we have certifications in place we’ll assimilate production of the Jasco alternator line into our Montgomery, Alabama facility.” “The purchase of Jasco Alternators line illustrates Tailwind
Technologies’ ongoing commitment to investing in Hartzell Engine Technologies as well as the growth of general aviation,” Disbrow states. “We see this as another example of our resolve to continue expand and strengthen our leadership position in the markets we serve.”
Klassic Tool Crib Distributor of ECKOLD Products
Klassic Tool Crib is the U.S. distributor of ECKOLD products. ECKOLD AG is recognized worldwide as the specialist in machines for forming sheet metal. ECKOLD machines are used for shrinking and stretching, doming, planishing, flattening, calibrating, etc. Based in Switzerland, ECKOLD goes to 50 countries all over the globe. About 50 motivated staff are running the business which was founded in Switzerland in 1957 by the grandfather of the current CEO Marc Eckold. Before Walter Eckold originally founded the company in Germany in 1936 he was working as a production engineer in the aircraft industry where he was working on the first all-metal aircraft – Junkers. This was the time when he invented the shrinking tools for sheet metal. The wide range of ECKOLD machines and forming tools are used in the automotive industry, aircraft manufacturing and servicing companies, ship- and boat builders, railway coach manufacturers and the sheet metal working industry in general. The technology is employed for bending profiles and
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3-D forming of sheet metal, for making new parts as well as for repairs and the precise correcting of parts after pressing or welding. This intelligent technology is used in over 100 countries. Engineered and made in Switzerland and Germany, longevity and quality is built in all Eckold products.
For more information, contact Klassic Tool Crib at (734) 947- 8100 or email
sales@klassictoolcrib.com. You can also visit www.
klassictoolcrib.com or
www.eckold.com for further details.
Shell Removes Lead From Light Aircraft Fuel
Shell announces it has become the first major oil company to develop a lead-free replacement for Aviation Gasoline (Avgas 100 and 100LL), and will now begin a strict regulatory approvals process. Avgas is one of the last common transportation fuels to contain lead and is used by light aircraft and helicopters. Shell’s new lead-free formulation comes after 10 years of exhaustive R&D, as well as successful initial testing, carried out in the last two months by two original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Xinsheng (Sheng) Zhang, Vice-President of Shell Aviation,
says, “We are proud of this first for Shell Aviation. This advanced product is the latest milestone in our long history of innovation. We believe that with industry support, a stringent approvals process can be completed for this new lead-free product within a short time-frame. We look forward to working alongside our technical partners and authorities to progress the necessary approvals needed to make this product a reality for use in light aircraft engines of all types.” Avgas currently includes lead in its formulation to meet fuel specifications and boost combustion performance (known as Motor Octane rating). Shell has developed an unleaded Avgas that meets all key Avgas properties and that has a Motor Octane rating of over 100, an industry standard. The development of a technically and commercially-viable unleaded Avgas that meets these criteria has been seen by the aviation industry as a significant challenge, due to the tight specifications and strict flight safety standards that it has to adhere to. To get to this stage, Shell Aviation technologists carried out an intensive internal laboratory program, including in-house altitude rig and engine testing. Working alliances were then formed with aviation engine manufacturer Lycoming Engines (Lycoming) and the light aircraft manufacturer Piper Aircraft Inc. (Piper). As a result, the formulation was successfully evaluated in industry laboratory engine (bench) tests by Lycoming and in a flight test by Piper. “Lycoming Engines commends Shell on launching its unleaded Avgas initiative”, states Michael Kraft, senior vice- president and general manager of Lycoming Engines. “They engaged Lycoming to test their fuel on our highest octane demand engine and we can confirm that it’s remarkably close to Avgas 100LL from a performance perspective. This initiative is a major step in the right direction for general aviation.” “Piper Aircraft is pleased to participate with Shell and
Lycoming in this feasibility flight test program,” says Piper vice-president of Engineering Jack Mill. “Recently, we successfully flew an experimental non-production Piper
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