Kawasaki entering into aviation engine market

[kgwilson]

By the time they get this to market it will be just about all over for internal combustion engines even for aviation. All the Japanese auto makers are struggling right now losing huge ground in their biggest market, China.

[BrendAn]

3 minutes ago, kgwilson said:

By the time they get this to market it will be just about all over for internal combustion engines even for aviation. All the Japanese auto makers are struggling right now losing huge ground in their biggest market, China.

If you watch the video at the start they talk about this and how Kawasaki aviation was the fore runner to Kawasaki motorcycles.

 

[Underwood]

1 hour ago, kgwilson said:

By the time they get this to market it will be just about all over for internal combustion engines even for aviation. All the Japanese auto makers are struggling right now losing huge ground in their biggest market, China.

I actually think this is a wise move, a way to keep making the small powerful engines they have so much experience in but where the market for ground based use is falling away.

The aviation sector will be the last corner that ICEs will continue to dominate over electric

[onetrack]

3 hours ago, pmccarthy said:

Ki61 - that'll do.

Ahh, yes - powered by the "notoriously unreliable" Ha-40 inverted V12 engine - a licence-built version of the DB-601A. The Japanese tried to improve it, but even then it was a POS. Let's hope they do better, second time around.  😄 

 

http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/H/a/Ha-40_aircraft_engine.htm

[Red]

This time?, KHI never really left the sector and have a long and reputable background in Aerospace, google will find faults for anything If you look.
wiki has a shortened history you might care to view

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_Aerospace_Company

[BrendAn]

3 hours ago, onetrack said:

Ahh, yes - powered by the "notoriously unreliable" Ha-40 inverted V12 engine - a licence-built version of the DB-601A. The Japanese tried to improve it, but even then it was a POS. Let's hope they do better, second time around.  😄 

 

http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/H/a/Ha-40_aircraft_engine.htm

you seem to dislike kawasaki almost as much as facthunter despises rotax

[onetrack]

No, I don't dislike them, that's just your opinion you've formed. I simply said the new Kawasaki engines are high-revving screamers, so they'll have a high-pitch noise problem. Kawasaki engines didn't win the War for the Japanese - it was P&W, Merlin, Allison, and Wright that won the War for the Allies.

Kawasaki reformed after the War when they weren't allowed to build anything aviation-related, and one of the companies to come out of the reformation (amongst others) was Fuji Heavy Industries, maker of Subarus. But the Subaru engines have their problems, too.

[facthunter]

You should be a bit more careful how you express YOUR opinions of Peoples contributions HERE BrendAn. Despise Rotax ?  Pretty Libelous and not really called for PERSONAL attack. Not the sort of thing one should have to put up with on a  Forum. where FACT should count.  This is also a very public forum and I certainly don't like what you have just said .  Knock it off Eh? Nev

[spacesailor]

Subaru makes a very nice plane .

.spacesailor

[BrendAn]

5 hours ago, facthunter said:

You should be a bit more careful how you express YOUR opinions of Peoples contributions HERE BrendAn. Despise Rotax ?  Pretty Libelous and not really called for PERSONAL attack. Not the sort of thing one should have to put up with on a  Forum. where FACT should count.  This is also a very public forum and I certainly don't like what you have just said .  Knock it off Eh? Nev

You are too serious 😁.

take a chill pill.

 

[bushcaddy105]

On 28/05/2025 at 1:16 PM, spacesailor said:

Subaru makes a very nice plane .

.spacesailor

And very capable engines, too. Mine has pulled me through the sky for the last 19 years and has every indication of doing so for  many more.