Viking Aircraft Engines, thoughts? (Honda piston AE?)

[exncsurfer]

I am not a builder or a flyer of experimentals. On the surface, this seems like a good idea, using a mass produced engine in small aircraft. Viking Aircraft Engines is taking Honda engines and converting them for aircraft use. Why isn't this done on a larger scale, and for certified engines? Is it even possible for a 3rd party to get a certified conversion product? I'm sure Honda could do it but they would have no motivation as the market is tiny from their perspective. It seems that this could significantly lower the price of piston singles, no?

Discuss...

Edit: I forgot to post the link: http://www.vikingaircraftengines.com/

 

[Jim Logajan]

Takes a large experimental airframe to accommodate a V-8 derivative. Few of those available, and of those that are they are built in comparatively small numbers - generally daunting, expensive, complex projects to assemble. I have an acquaintance who lives nearby who owns an experimental bush plane with an Orenda V-8. That thing is massive, about the size of a Beaver. It's a one-off with that engine.

Ben Haas (R.I.P.) put a "840 HP NASCAR grade V8 Ford 347 detuned to approx 400 HP" in a CH-801:

https://backcountrypilot.org/features/category/featured-bush-planes/the-beast-zenith-ch801

As to the OP's question, I have no knowledge.