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Old 10-03-2013, 06:28 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by some_other_dave View Post
A number of aero engines also used separate cylinder heads, and separate rocker boxes as well. But in general those are built using 1920s technology. Aircraft engine development lags astonishingly behind automobile engine development in many ways.

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I offer a very hearty thank you FAA for their support of general aviation technological stagna...advancement.

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