Turbocharged time = Turbine time?

[Mattio]

Is time flying a turbocharged (piston) aircraft considered turbine time? I assume no, but not sure...

 

[USMCmech]

Is time flying a turbocharged (piston) aircraft considered turbine time? I assume no, but not sure...

No, a boosted piston engine is still a piston engine.


You CAN make a jet engine out of a turbocharger, though. I saw a few examples homemade out of big diesel turbos.

 

[seaav8tor]

No........

 

[Patrick]

Just because a boosted piston engine has a turbine under the engine cowl does not make it a turbine engine..... Hey it's your logbook, log whatever you want

 

[cmill]

yeah, sure thing. log that T206 time as turbine and submit it on a job app. Worse they can do is laugh, right?

 

[Ollie]

yeah, sure thing. log that T206 time as turbine and submit it on a job app. Worse they can do is laugh, right?

There are actually some turbine-powered T206s out there. That's a pretty sweet plane, especially with amphibs.

 

[Low&Slow]

You CAN make a jet engine out of a turbocharger, though. I saw a few examples homemade out of big diesel turbos.

I saw an episode of "Junkyard Wars" a couple of weeks ago where they did this. The teams were challenged to build turbine-powered dragsters. I think they used propane to fuel their machines, but can't remember for sure.

 

[ftyflyboy]

Of course it's turbine time. Also, make sure to log all the time you practice engine off landings as glider time, and when it's raining out and you land, that is sea plane time. :insane:

 

[cool92092]

What about the 210 silver eagle?

http://www.controller.com/list/list.aspx?manu=CESSNA&mdltxt=P210+SILVER+EAGLE

 

[USMCmech]

What about the 210 silver eagle?

100$ if you can point to the turbocharger on that airplane.

 

[TFaudree_ERAU]

100$ if you can point to the turbocharger on that airplane.

I think he was referring to the fact that it's a turbine engine and that it wouldn't be out of the question to log turbine time while flying a P210.

 

[darthpanda]

All of this could have been avoided with better naming - If they used "turbine-prop" instead of "turbo-prop". Coming from the time period it did I'm surprised it's not called fast-o-matic!.

 

[Wolfy]

All of this could have been avoided with better naming - If they used "turbine-prop" instead of "turbo-prop". Coming from the time period it did I'm surprised it's not called fast-o-matic!.

Like how the first breathlyzer was called a drunkometer.

 

[mshunter]

All of this could have been avoided with better naming - If they used "turbine-prop" instead of "turbo-prop". Coming from the time period it did I'm surprised it's not called fast-o-matic!.

Wasn't it originally called a jet-prop?

 

[esa17]

All of this could have been avoided with better naming - If they used "turbine-prop" instead of "turbo-prop". Coming from the time period it did I'm surprised it's not called fast-o-matic!.

Or you could read a book while earning your PPL.

 

[A150K]

I wish....

 

[Socal321]

Oh this thread is priceless.

If I put a fan right before the intake, can I call it turbine PIC time so that I can finally apply to Fedex??

 

[SlumTodd_Millionaire]

Wasn't it originally called a jet-prop?

That's still common terminology in some parts of the world.

 

[MikeOH58]

If I put peanut butter on my....wait nevermind.

 

[ASpilot2be]

Wasn't it originally called a jet-prop?

I saw a Cessna Conquest the other day with Jet-Prop written on the engines. There is also a company called Jet Prop that does PT-6 conversions.