AMS Hangar and Ramp – Powerplant Line Maintenance

The AMS hangar has numerous functional engines from Lycoming, TCM, Austro and Pratt & Whitney, as well as test stands equipped with instrumentation.

Additionally, the lab has an ACES system Probalancer Model 2020 for use with dynamic balance and spectrum analysis for propellers.

Equipment

• Lear 35 Business Jet2 Piper Arrows
• 2 Cessna 150s
• 2 Cessna 162 Skycatchers
• 5 Lycoming carbureted O-320 engines
• 3 Lycoming IO-360
• TCM IO-360
• Austro AE300 FADEC engine
• 3 Pratt & Whitney PT6 engines

Research Capacity

Capable of testing in real aircraft, new aircraft features, propulsion, sustainability, consumables and materials are all possible research areas.