Engines and Propellers

Erbman's Engine Emporium I (December 1993) - Find out more about your engine than intake-compression-power-exhaust. Find out what controls the RPM for best torque and best power. Why auto engines turn faster than aircraft engines, and will they wear out faster.

Erbman's Engine Emporium II (January 1994) - Find out more about your engine than intake-compression-power-exhaust. Find out what controls the RPM for best torque and best power. Why auto engines turn faster than aircraft engines, and will they wear out faster.

Erbman's Engine Emporium III (February 1994) - Find out more about your engine than intake-compression-power-exhaust. Find out what controls the RPM for best torque and best power. Why auto engines turn faster than aircraft engines, and will they wear out faster.

Erbman's Engine Emporium IV (March 1994) - Find out more about your engine than intake-compression-power-exhaust. Find out what controls the RPM for best torque and best power. Why auto engines turn faster than aircraft engines, and will they wear out faster.

Hand Propping (October 1995)

Franklin Power for Your Aircraft - A User's Perspective (January 1996)

I Hate My Throttle Body (February 1996)

Theory of Rod Bolts and Other Prestressed Bolts (May 1997)

How About An Engine Kit? (July 1997)

Ellison TBI Unframed! (February 1998)

Icing and Ellison Throttle Body Injectors (August 1998)

Static vs. Inflight Thrust (September 1998)

Which Is More Important, Torque or Horsepower? (July 2002)

Readjusting Mixture After Altitude Changes (March 2019) -- why do I have to change the position of the mixture control when I change altitude?