SCI Aviation

picture info	SCI Aviation SCI Aviation is a Chinese aircraft engine manufacturer. SCI Aviation started as an aircraft engine manufacturer when it bought the rights to the Bill Sadler (engineer), Sadler Radial engine originally intended for the Denny Kitfox homebuilt. The engine is redesigned and marketed as the R6-80. A follow-on of which is the R6-150. SCI also has designed a boxer engine using Suzuki 600cc cylinder heads on an aluminum block with gear reduction named the B4-160. Aircraft Engines References {{Reflist Bibliography Aircraft engine manufacturers of China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Bill Sadler (engineer) William George Sadler (3 September 1931 – 5 April 2022) designed, built, and drove his own sports racing cars, some of which anticipated the later Formula 5000 and Can-Am cars. He left racing and earned a Masters of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, then went on to design and build light aircraft and aircraft engines, and was involved in the early development of Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Biography Sadler was born in St. Catharines, Ontario on 3 September 1931 to George and Bertha Sadler. His father ran Sadler's Auto Electric. The company was the Canadian agent for Lucas of Britain. Sadler's early hobbies included photography and ham radio. He dropped out of St. Catharines Collegiate High School to work full-time for his father. At eighteen he was given the job of opening a branch of Sadler's Auto Electric in Hamilton, Ontario. Sadler was hired by Canadian Westinghouse in Hamilton, where he stayed for five years, becoming a guided missile technician. His specialt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Denny Kitfox The Denney Kitfox is a series of small side-by-side, two-seat, high-wing, single engine kit aircraft, designed and originally manufactured by Dan Denney and his company Denney Aerocraft of Boise, Idaho. The aircraft is amateur-built and not type-certified. Over 4500 kits have been delivered in 42 different countries. A derivative of the Avid Flyer, the Kitfox was an early kit plane to feature quickly-folding wings that greatly simplify carriage and storage. The appeal of the aircraft was that it could be built in a two-car garage. Then it would be towed to the airport with the wings folded. The landing gear may be easily converted to floats or skis. Development and history First flown in November 1984 from the Denney Aerocraft factory in Boise, the Model 1 Kitfox was a two-seat STOL taildragger aircraft capable of flying from unimproved strips. The design was originally intended to use a new radial engine then in development and the early Kitfoxes had round cowl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]