Superior Articles

Find out what other publications are saying about Superior Air Parts and XP-Series Engines.

May 2008

AOPA PILOT
The Vantage engine premiers on this American
ALTON K. MARSH
This is the new Vantage Engine by Superior Air Parts, The American Champion's High Country and Adventure models are the first to use the smooth-running engine that routinely exceeds 180 Horsepower.
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January 2006

Aviation Maintenance Magazine
Vantage Engine Receives Production Certificate
More than a year and a half after awarding a type certificate to Superior Air Parts for its 360-cubic inch Vantage piston engine, the FAA has finally signed off on the engine’s production certificate.
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April 2005

General Aviation News
Take DIY to a New Level
Janice Wood
You're building your own airplane. Why not take it to the next level and build your own engine? That's just what many homebuilders are doing at the Superior Air Parts XP-360 Engine Build School. Based at the company's state-of-the-art facilities in Coppell, Texas, the school allows everyday folk to build their own 180-hp engine in just three days.
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February 2005

ESS Sport Aviation
Do It Yourself Engine: Superior's supervised engine build becomes the highlight of the project
Tom Deutsch
I felt Superior had improved the lubrication system substantially and that the Millennium cylinders were better than the stock issues. Another big plus was that the cost was less than the competing factory-new Lycoming.Superior has four ways to purchase an engine: order the engine and have it shipped assembled and tested, order it in a box as a bunch of parts to be assembled, go to the engine build facility and observe your engine being built, or go to Dallas and build it yourself.
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