Atf3
Yep. CG is the primary owner of the ATF3 stock. There has been pressure to re-engine but that isn't going to happen now. The HU-25 is being phased out as the CASA comes on line but the timeline remains fuzzy. There may be a slight chance that as the CG lays up their birds that a window of availability could provide some relatively inexpensive short term consumption, but definitely not a long term play.
The durability of the engine is finally coming around but they are still $$ to overhaul. Considering that we fly them around at 1000 feet over salt water it isn't surprising that we didn't have huge TBO. We also spend a lot of time running fresh water through them after every flight.
Yep. CG is the primary owner of the ATF3 stock. There has been pressure to re-engine but that isn't going to happen now. The HU-25 is being phased out as the CASA comes on line but the timeline remains fuzzy. There may be a slight chance that as the CG lays up their birds that a window of availability could provide some relatively inexpensive short term consumption, but definitely not a long term play.
The durability of the engine is finally coming around but they are still $$ to overhaul. Considering that we fly them around at 1000 feet over salt water it isn't surprising that we didn't have huge TBO. We also spend a lot of time running fresh water through them after every flight.