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AeroConversions offers pre-assembled prop hub/crankshaft upgrade for AeroVee 2.1 Engine Kit

22/12/2008

Press releaseIssued by AeroConversions.

Sonex Aircraft, LLC is pleased to announce the latest enhancement to the popular AeroConversions AeroVee Engine Kit: all AeroConversions customers now have the opportunity to upgrade their AeroVee 2.1 Engine Kit purchase with a Pre-Assembled Prop Hub/Crankshaft Assembly, making the AeroVee Engine simpler than ever to build. The cost of the Pre-Assembled Prop Hub/Crankshaft Upgrade is $295.

While the vast majority of AeroVee customers have successfully installed the shrink-fit AeroVee prop hub using simple tools and the detailed step-by-step instructions and illustrations given in the AeroVee Assembly Manual and companion AeroVee Assembly DVD, some customers have encountered difficulty performing the installation. Satisfying customer requests for this option, the new Pre-Assembled Prop Hub/Crankshaft Upgrade is intended to make AeroVee Engine assembly as simple as possible for all aircraft builders.

The AeroVee prop hub/crankshaft assembly is the superior system available in the market today, featuring shrink-fit mating of the robust AeroVee prop hub to a custom, purpose built AeroVee crankshaft.

The AeroVee 2.1 is a complete VW Conversion Engine Kit Package, by AeroConversions, a product line of Sonex Aircraft, LLC. The AeroVee 2.1 package is a 2180 cc, 80 hp aircraft engine that can be run on 100LL or auto fuel. The complete package weighs 161 lbs complete, and represents over 35 years of experience in pioneering and innovating VW engine conversions. All of the supplied components are brand-new, zero-time parts including conversion parts that meet high quality standards, machined out of solid billet, providing for the strongest and most consistent conversion components ever produced.

The AeroVee comes as a complete kit that you can assemble yourself in approximately 12 hours, with the aid of an AeroVee Assembly Manual and an instructional DVD. The AeroVee Assembly DVD is available for purchase separate from the engine kit to aid customers in their engine purchase decision. A complete AeroVee/Sonex Installation Guide is provided, along with free telephone and email technical support. An AeroVee engine on-line discussion group is also available.

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