RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

R&D on the basic engine is complete and the engine is ready to build. Any new R&D will consist of continuing research and review of all the latest state-of-the-art technology that is being developed throughout the industry with regard to improvements to engine accessory systems or alternative fuel capabilities. Most new improvements in engine technology are external to the engine block and are expected to be easily adaptable to the Dyna-Cam Engine design.  No significant R&D will be pursued unless new funds are raised specifically for a given R&D task such as possible future modifications to run on diesel or jet fuel.

Testing And Verification History

Dyna-Cam Engine technology has had many levels of refinement. There were five different levels of prototype development and ten generations of piston development. After many refinements and years of development the Dyna-Cam Engine was built for aircraft and helicopter use and received FAA Certification. The current design has evolved from over 40 sets of engine blocks built into running engines for testing.

After recognizing a market in the aircraft industry, the Dyna-Cam Engine was installed in a 4-place airplane to demonstrate its performance and capability. The original Dyna-Cam team, Denny Palmer, Ambrose Hope, Ed Palmer and Pat Wilks, is shown here after successful test flights were completed in a Piper Arrow 4-place aircraft.  All final prototype research and development, aircraft installation and flight testing was successfully completed using only one Dyna-Cam Engine. The total testing program was comparable to running an engine well over 2,000 hours of normal running conditions.

The Dyna-Cam basic design has already been proven a huge success.  Navy personnel have been in contact with Dyna-Cam management and say that the Navy used a early version of the Dyna-Cam engine for over twenty years in the Mark 46 torpedo successfully.

The current prototype Dyna-Cam Engine has demonstrated good reliability in all testing to date. Dynamometer testing of the Dyna-Cam Engine has substantiated 200 HP and 650 ft. lb. of torque. Prior testing of the Dyna-Cam Engine has resulted in the engine running over 3,000 hours without failure or rebuilding. According to the Aviation Technician Training Course manual titled: ``Aircraft Reciprocating Engines," page 11, this is equivalent to 300,000 miles of over-the-road driving.

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