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Interest in diesel engines in the postwar period was sporadic. The lower power-to-weight ratio of diesels, particularly compared to turboprop engines, weighed against the diesel engine. With fuel available cheaply and most research interest in turboprops and jets for high-speed airliners, diesel-powered aircraft virtually disappeared.
The design is a four-cylinder, two-stroke, piston diesel engine, in an inverted-V configuration, with turbocharging and supercharging, mechanical fuel injection, liquid cooling, direct drive. It can run on Jet-A or sustainable aviation fuel. The manufacturer claims that it has "40 percent fewer moving parts than other engines in its category ...
No 1 Fuel Tank, RAAF No.10IAFD, Northam, Western Australia, 2013 Aerial view of RAAF No.10 IAFD –Northam, note underground tank In 1939, with the commencement of World War II, the Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) identified the necessity to increase bulk storage and supply of aviation fuel across Australia for the purpose of defending Australia.
The Superior Air Parts Gemini Diesel 125 is a diesel aircraft engine, under development by Superior Air Parts of Coppell, Texas, United States for use in homebuilt aircraft. [ 1 ] The company is owned by the Chinese company Superior Aviation Beijing , which is 60% owned by Chairman Cheng Shenzong and 40% owned by Beijing E-Town , an economic ...
The M970 Semi-Trailer Refueler is a 5,000-U.S.-gallon (19,000 L; 4,200 imp gal) fuel dispensing tanker designed for under/overwing refueling of aircraft. It is equipped with a filter/separator, recirculation system and two refueling systems, one for underwing and one for overwing servicing.
Centurion 1.7 installation in a Diamond DA42 Centurion 1.7 (TAE 125-01) The first product introduced by Thielert, a 1689 cm³ (103 in³) engine producing 135 PS (99 kW) is an inline-four engine based on the Mercedes-Benz OM668 from Mercedes-Benz A-Class A 170 CDI (W168) with 80 mm bore and 84 mm stroke.
The Superior Air Parts Gemini Diesel 100 is a diesel aircraft engine, under development by Superior Air Parts of Coppell, Texas, United States for use in homebuilt aircraft. [ 1 ] The company is owned by the Chinese company Superior Aviation Beijing , which is 60% owned by Chairman Cheng Shenzong and 40% owned by Beijing E-Town , an economic ...
DeltaHawk Engines, Inc. is an American aircraft engine manufacturer. The company builds Diesel and Jet-A-fuelled engines for general aviation aircraft. [1]DeltaHawk engines have been tested in a Velocity RG homebuilt aircraft, an Australian Delta D2 helicopter and retrofitted in a Cirrus SR20 certified aircraft. [2]