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with automatic altitude compensation and optional turbocharging, the PFM 3200 series were some of the most advanced engines on the market. However, when fully accessorized, they were heavier and larger than competitive engines, especially in cross-section (important for aerodynamics). Also they
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for the PFM 3200 engine and that it would no longer support the engine. In March 2009, the FAA issued a special airworthiness information bulletin stating that type certificates for existing aircraft with the PFM 3200 engine were still valid and would remain so as long as the aircraft meet
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maintenance and operation requirements. However, the bulletin also said that
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75 million to develop and produce the small number of engines delivered (about 80). Although marketed for only a short period, the PFM was found on a variety of aircraft as the primary powerplant, or as one-off modifications. These included the
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Porsche decided to re-enter the aviation market with much larger engines derived from the engine used in the
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into aircraft engines with a series of limited modifications. Porsche cooperated with some of these builders and produced a series of factory-built engines for about six years between 1957 and 1963, the
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sports car. The PFM designation was derived from the name of the division that designed the engines,
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