build your own engine

You can build your own engine for the sonex aircraft.
 
You can build your own engine under the direct supervision of an A&P.

I've done it.
 
You can do this for the E-AB aircraft, yes? I remember seeing someone building a glassair in a nearby hangar with an Chevy LS-something under the cowl.
 
jmp470 said:
Off topic, but I'm looking at a kit car. This one, superlite slc: http://superlitecars.com/index.php/cars/superlite-slc#5376-dscf5284_640x480

I see that you can go to GM and build your own LS 7 or 9 engine. Why can't we do that for airplane engines? You build your own engine at the factor, under their guidance and they validate the engine and warranty it.
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I've wondered something similar to this. For example, Cub Crafters makes both certified and kit planes. Could they offer a service whereby I spend a couple of weeks at their factory assisting with the build of my own certified plane?
 
Ex-AB is different. Just last Saturday I met a guy who built his own engine for a Velocity. He started with an existing block from a Mercedes. Not exactly sure where he's got the crackshaft for it, and I forgot to ask. I think pistons may be pre-existing from some kind of Honda? Anyway, it's liquid cooled and he mostly talked about the beneficial effect of VGs on his coolant temperatures
 
The thing is, it's a certified factory engine with full warranty. How it would translate to aviation is you got to lyco or cont and build a certified plane to put in your certified airplane
 
Buy something with a runout engine and do your own overhaul under the supervision of your friendly neighborhood A&P.
 
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