Aircraft Options Packages

ENGINES

Tango:

The Tango was designed around the Lycoming O-360 with a constant speed propeller, and for build center options, this is the company preferred engine.
Builders are currently installing engines such as a turbine, a diesel, and even a Suburu.

Most Tango aircraft are using IO-360s, either 180 or 200 horsepower with either a Hartzell or Aero Composites two bladed propeller. One builder is installing an IO-320 with a fixed pitch prop, which is essentially the same type of installation as the IO-360.

Foxtrot:

The Foxtrot was designed to accept a 200-300 horsepower engine. Engines have included a 300 hp IO-540 and as well as a 260 hp IO-540. Increased horsepower will give increased rate of climb, but top speed does not go up as much. Such is the nature of horsepower, speed, and parasite drag.

FIREWALL FORWARD OPTIONS:

1. Create your own list of materials, components and hardware. Order the pieces from any source you choose and assemble the package to your personal specifications. We can supply you with a firewall outline and basic requirements to help make sure things fit, and some definite do's and don'ts.

2. Pick your engine and propeller combination and let us order the rest of the firewall forward package which includes such items as oil cooler, alternator, prop governor (if using a constant speed prop), control cables, hoses, and other required hardware such as fittings, nuts and bolts, etc.

3. You may elect to build up your firewall forward yourself at home or in our build center. Or, you may contract us to do it for you. The FAA allows this without affecting the 51% rule.

ENGINE SELECTION:

You must also decide if you want to use a new, rebuilt, or mid-time engine. A new engine is a known quantity, but costs more. A rebuilt or mid-time engine can be good-as-new, but, do your research and buyer beware. Now would be a good time to contact your local EAA chapter if you are not a member already.

The price ranges listed below are summaries from various websites and print advertising for new engines and are subject to change. Price ranges may include variations in accessories supplied with the engine.

*TANGO:

The IOF stands for FADEC (Full Authority Digital Electronic Control). In this case it is the Aerosance Powerlink FADEC system. Check it out at http://www.fadec.com. We reccomend it.

*FOXTROT:

ACCESSORIES AND INSTALLATION

We have a proven firewall forward accessories package that we can order for you. The cost is approximately $3,500. Our charge is $2,500 to do the complete firewall forward installation for you. This includes installing the engine baffling.

ELECTRICAL / INSTRUMENT PACKAGES:

We are pleased to offer the EFIS 1200 as the standard panel for the Tango 2 and Foxtrot 4. The EFIS 1200 includes dual 12 inch screens, engine monitor, XM weather, and unrivaled options in moving map displays. While traditional round dials are fine and will continue to serve well for many more years, the information available on modern glass panels provides a significant increase in the utility of your airplane. Nearly everything you have available to you on the Internet for flight planning a trip across the entire country is available to you in flight on the EFIS 1200. In the real world of cross country flying, a long trip seldom goes exactly as you draw it out on your sectional chart. The EFIS 1200 gives you total situation awareness to deal with the changes.

We currently offer the EFIS 1200 for $8,500. When combined with recommended backup instruments, the total cost is roughly the same as a traditional panel with much less capability.

The following attachments give you a more detailed description of the EFIS 1200 software and other software packages currently in use. Read them carefully to learn about the many features and advantages of the EFIS 1200.

www.aviationsafety.com Trueflight software

www.pcavionics.com MountainScope software

www.xmwxweather.com Linked with Wxworx satellite weather, www.wxwork.com

www.pcflightsystems.com Builds the EFIS 1200 for Team Tango.

We are updating the remainder of this section and will post other options in the near future.

Any glass panel system can fail in part or in total. You will need to pick out back up instruments based on the type of flying you plan to do. We can assist you based on our current customers' experience.

AVIONICS

If you plan to fly strictly VFR, all you really need is an intercom, a comm radio, a transponder and an encoder, assuming you at least want to fly to towered airports and above 10,000 feet now and then. For basic IFR, you don't need a lot more. Do a web search for "VFR, IFR instrument, avionics requirements" for numerous articles on the subject. We can give you quotes on various packages ready to plug and play.

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