Enjoyed the presentation. Always been a fan of the TPE. Every cool turboprop plane had them hahaha. I loved the Merlin/Metro. Many years working on the ramp around them. They could never battery start, we always needed a GPU.
You did a nice job, Chris! However, the TPE-331 isn't running at "70-100% power" at all times, but at 70-100% "rpm". Power is a product of rpm and propeller blade-angle. As a single shaft-cycle engine the TPE331 offers essentially immediate response to powered demands, while providing excellent fuel efficiency; which you covered very well! (Retired AiResearch/Garrett/Honeywell.)
Hello Chad. I am a current graduate student at Univ of Cincinnati. Can you help me out on some information regarding the TPE 331- 10? I am working on a project where I need some data regarding the engine. If you could provide an email we could talk about it more. Thank you in advance.
FYI, the FBO I worked at we were required to spin the blades through ten rotations on shutdown to keep the turbine blades from being damaged. Not an urban legend... it did happen. Good info, just said 'um' too much. and 'as a result.'
Enjoyed the presentation. Always been a fan of the TPE. Every cool turboprop plane had them hahaha. I loved the Merlin/Metro. Many years working on the ramp around them. They could never battery start, we always needed a GPU.
As a guy flying a Dornier 228 I really appreciate your video, it helped me understand some things
Thanks
You did a nice job, Chris! However, the TPE-331 isn't running at "70-100% power" at all times, but at 70-100% "rpm". Power is a product of rpm and propeller blade-angle. As a single shaft-cycle engine the TPE331 offers essentially immediate response to powered demands, while providing excellent fuel efficiency; which you covered very well! (Retired AiResearch/Garrett/Honeywell.)
Hello Chad. I am a current graduate student at Univ of Cincinnati.
Can you help me out on some information regarding the TPE 331- 10?
I am working on a project where I need some data regarding the engine. If you could provide an email we could talk about it more. Thank you in advance.
eastaire.us/files/TPE331pilotnotes.pdf
so many problems with this video, but this is one of them. Needed a quality review that's for sure.
Happy landings.
FYI, the FBO I worked at we were required to spin the blades through ten rotations on shutdown to keep the turbine blades from being damaged. Not an urban legend... it did happen.
Good info, just said 'um' too much. and 'as a result.'
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Thanks for the upload!
Very nice, thanks for uploading it!