May sound like a stupid question but hey I'm new here so cut me some slack.
Can you put a Continental IO-550 in a Skybolt? The IO-550 is a fuel injected 300hp engine similar in size to the Lyc IO-540.
Here is the reason. My Baron obviously has two IO-550 engines. My propsare due for O/H and I was considering installing new scimitar props which cost just a couple bucks more then the o/h; thus I'll have two "old" but decent 3-blade IO-550 props. One of my engines has reached TBO but is still running strong and probably has hundreds of hours left on it before IRAN overhaul; this could mean several years of Skybolt flying. The Baron is owned by my business; thus purchasing a new or 0-time rebuilt engine can be written off under the new accelerated depreciation rule.
Thoughts?
Can you put a Continental IO-550 in a Skybolt? The IO-550 is a fuel injected 300hp engine similar in size to the Lyc IO-540.
Here is the reason. My Baron obviously has two IO-550 engines. My propsare due for O/H and I was considering installing new scimitar props which cost just a couple bucks more then the o/h; thus I'll have two "old" but decent 3-blade IO-550 props. One of my engines has reached TBO but is still running strong and probably has hundreds of hours left on it before IRAN overhaul; this could mean several years of Skybolt flying. The Baron is owned by my business; thus purchasing a new or 0-time rebuilt engine can be written off under the new accelerated depreciation rule.
Thoughts?
