I did a bit of digging this evening. I can’t find any info on a conversion to replace the conversion. However there were several engines which were looked at for the original design in 1946. They were: Wright CB-7A, P&W 1340, P&W 985, even a Fairchild Ranger engine. The Ontario Provincial Air Service said that they would buy 20-25 Husky’s but only if they were equipped with the 985 engine. So Fairchild designed the aircraft around the 985 in anticipation of a big order from the OPAS. In the end the OPAS didn’t buy any Husky’s but bought Beavers instead.valleyboy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 16, 2018 6:08 am Could there have been another engine mod in mind. I was on the fringes of the deal, Barney lent me to Harrison for a cpl weeks and I can remember the husky being in gimli and the bottom line was they were getting together for an engine mod, this was circa 1974, maybe it was a conversion to replace the conversion. Wish my memory wasn't so fuzzy -- maybe to 1340 ?
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