Inferior Western aeroplanie problems, the latest news...

[Not_Karl]

The Celera 500L, whose aerodynamic shape reminds Not_Karlie of the Piaggio Avanti AND NOTHING ELSE, completes the first phase of testing and is now tested with biofuels.

[3WE]

Why biofuels? That’s not_the way to go!

[Gabriel]

Why biofuels? That’s not_the way to go!

It still is... it still is. The timing for synthetic air-fuel is not here yet.

[elaw]

Link to a little info on the engine if anyone's interested: https://red-aircraft.com/

Seems like a neat aeroplanie-bit in general but...

The two 6-cylinder banks are capable of independent operation. All critical engine sub-systems are mutually-independent.

I bet the crankshaft and its bearings aren't mutually independent (per cylinder bank), and I'd argue that they are a critical engine sub-system.

[3WE]

I bet the crankshaft and its bearings aren't mutually independent (per cylinder bank), and I'd argue that they are a critical engine sub-system.

Concuerdo

And not sure how the oil system isn’t ‘cross linked’.

[Gabriel]

Link to a little info on the engine if anyone's interested: https://red-aircraft.com/

Seems like a neat aeroplanie-bit in general but...

The two 6-cylinder banks are capable of independent operation. All critical engine sub-systems are mutually-independent.

I bet the crankshaft and its bearings aren't mutually independent (per cylinder bank), and I'd argue that they are a critical engine sub-system.

Even the pistons and rods themselves. If they share the crankshaft, one single rod/piston/cylinder that gest stuck would make all 12 pistons on both sides stop producing power. It could be even argued that more pistons means more points of failures, impacting the reliability of the whole engine.

[Not_Karl]

An aeroplanie with the correct number of engines! Let's hope that "construction will largely correspond to the original" means no cheap composites and that "all systems are planned according to the latest standards" does Not_mean FBW or automation and the future will be bright .

Googlie translated Aerokurier article, original here.

Junkers Flugzeugwerke AG wants to build a new edition of the legendary Ju-52. It should be particularly easy to fly.
Samuel Pichlmaier 04/26/2022
The Swiss company Junkers Flugzeugwerke AG from St. Gallen-Altenrhein announced a first, sensational piece of news at AERO 2022. The team led by entrepreneur Dieter Morszeck wants to build and fly the Ju-52 NG as a modern version of the legendary vintage car. All systems are planned according to the latest standards, while the construction should largely correspond to the original model.

The new Ju-52 NG is expected to be powered by three RED A03 engines from German engine builder RED Aircraft. They are said to deliver 550 hp each and be very efficient. According to the design team, a significantly lower consumption of the Ju-52 NG compared to the original should also be achieved by reducing the unladen weight from 10.5 to 8.6 tons. The modern version of the Trimot could take off for sightseeing flights with passengers as early as 2026. The concept also envisages that the Ju-52 NG is very uncomplicated and easy to fly for the pilots. A model of the planned aircraft can be seen at AERO 2022.