Ed Anderson's
Mazda 13B RV-6A Installation and Flight

This page was created to present information of an Mazda 13B engine in an RV-6A aircraft. It is provided free for education purposes with the assumption that the reader is fully aware of the risks involved. The author assumes no responsibility or liability for its use or consequences of its use by others.

• Article about the initial installation
• Addendum to Mazda 13B Engine Adaptation for Aircraft use
• April 2001 Update of changes and modifications to Ed's Award Winning RV

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The following pictures provided by Charlie Kuss

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• Firewall mockup for determining placement of fuel, ignition, and oil subsystem components
• Front view of 13B on test stand
• Left side view of 13B on test stand
• Installation on airframe
• Engine without all the auxiliary equipment
• Front left view of engine without all the auxiliary equipment
• Underneath of 13B
• Top of 13B
• Between rear (actual front in car) of engine and firewall
• Exhaust system and general underneath stuff
• Right side of 13B
• More of underside
• Fiberglass ducts for coolant radiators
• Fiberglass oil duct and fight coolant duct
• Cockpit showing second battery box
• Last,. but certainly not least the whole caboodle

It's no longer kit number. Now its N494BW

• First flight - loading gear
• Rollout of aircraft
• Several different views
• Two more views
• Let see that knob does this, that button does this...
• Done it!
• RV grin time
• The ground crew
• Nice paint job

Engine pictures

• Top left side
• Top right side
• Exhaust header
• Right radiator exhaust
• Fiberglass radiator exhaust duct
• Exhaust muffler and mounting brackets