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VAP is equipped to service Piston Engines of aircrafts such as Cessna, Islander, Beech-Bonanza, HPT32, P68C and small aircrafts used by Flying clubs. The facility is capable of overhauling and testing both Textron Lycoming and Teledyne Continental Engines upto 300 HP.
VAP also offers overhauled Engines along with accessories on exchange basis which will cut down the grounding time of the aircraft by 3-4 weeks. VAP facility also brings down cost which was being incurred by way of large amount of freight being paid in the transportation of the engines abroad for overhauling, besides TOT of 4-6 weeks.
VAP houses 45000 sq.ft. state of the art Piston-Engine Overhauling Unit Which is considered best in the country.
The infrastructure includes technically modern Test Bed with Dynamometer and sophisticated NDT lab with both fluorescent dye inspection technique as well as Magnaflux under ultraviolet light. The test benches for other engine accessories
like Injector, Carburetors, Alternators, Starters and Magneto are specially designed and manufactured. VAP has acquired the latest technically updated Test Bed and adopted modern technique of testing the engine with a pre-calibrated dynamometer. Test run of Engines ensures correct piston ring seating and measures and records engine torque & horse power Output.
Engine receive an average of 2 hours test run to achieve proper cylinder compression and complete operation information of performance prior to return to service.