Airplane Systems
Systems shown below include:
- Engine, Propeller and Fuel injection
- Avionics and Instruments
- Landing Gear, Brakes and Wheel Pants
- Baggage Pods
Engine and Propeller:
- Lycoming O-320 E2D
- Single Slick Impulse mag
- Single Electroair Electronic Ignition
- Spark Plugs: REM38S Fine Wire
- Propeller: Performance Props 67 x76
- B&C 60A alternator
- B&C OFA Fuel filter adapter
- Airflow Perfomance FM-100 Fuel Injection
- Hal Hunt Exhausts
- Andair GAS375 Gascolator and Fuel Filter
- Alternate air induction (selectable)
- Marine push/pull cables
- Oil: Aeroshell 15W-50
Landing Gear, Brakes, and Wheel Pants:
- Main Wheels: Grove 57-1A
- Brakes: Grove 32-4A
- Brake Lines: Replaced per-plans nylon with aluminum
- Main Tires: 5.00-5 6-ply (various brands
- Wheel pants: Own manufacture
- Nose wheel: 2.80/2.50 4-ply
- Nose gear retraction: Wilhelmson NL-1
Engine from above and behind
Engine from Left side - above and below
Engine from Right side - above and below
Engine from below and behind
Instrument Panel in flight in 2011
Mechanical linkage has two U-joints, requiring stabilization. Achieved by mounting block to rear corner of radio stack.
Components of Wilhelmson nose gear retraction system
Invictus in flight, showing off both the baggage pods and wheel pants
