I wanted to get some view points using one turbine for multiple jets. I know I would have to buy multiple install kits for each jet but is it worth it?

Is it a pain to swap the turbine from jet to jet?

Any issues from experience?

I wanted to get your thoughts and ideas.

Thanks,
Mike

It depends on the plane. Also, it depends if you like taking more than one plane to the field.

I usually take only one, so swaping the turbine is a matter of removing 4 screws. I even use the same ECU, just make it really accesible. In total, takes me around 10 minutes. Not feeling like spending 3500 just to save 10 minutes the friday before flying

I do that with my jets.. Four screws a few quick diconects and festos and swap the turbine over.. It makes owning more than one jet a little more easyer on the pocket book... I think its awsome that the turbine companys sell the swap over kit..

David

hello
I do that too! I have 2 complete electronic set one for each plane (pump ECU......) and only moove the engine. It's perfect for me! but I'll buy a new turbine for the next plane because one turbine for 3 planes....
on the other hand if your turbine is sent for revision to the factory you can't fly whith any of your plane....
but it's less expensive with only one engine!(I still a student!!)

There are some turbines out now with a single fuel line connection and only 2 wires so disconnecting is really easy. They also have the engine parameters stored on a board on the turbine so if you swap it out with an install kit all your settings stay the same.

From there, i guess it really depends on the style of airframe and how easy it is to swap. I am thinking about doing this when/if I add a third airframe.

That said, I still would not want to be without 2 turbines as I have gone to an event and had one crap out and needed a new ECU. If I hadn't had the second plane/turbine my weekend would have been over pretty quick.

PaulD

I'm in the process of putting a model together that will share the supersport that is in my Bobcat. I have a spare ECU which i'll program with the same parameters as the current one. I have also bought new valves, thermocouple, mount etc, so it should be a quick easy job to swap the turbine itself over from model to model. I was going to put a new fuel pump in it as well, but wren's seem to take ages to learn a new fuel pump, so for now i'll just swap them over

Duncan,

The ECU is not just learning the fuel pump. it's also learning the installation. Each install is different in that the fuel runs might be of different length, fuel tanks different plumbing etc. Don't be surprised if the ECU takes more time to relearn or change some of it's parameters in the new install.

David S

Ignore my first comment, as i have 2 ECU's and they will stay in each model, they should only need to learn once. Don't know what i was thinking when i typed that lol

I do it with Jetcat. All of the info (parameters, runtime etc.) is stored on the turbines now not the ECU.