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Old 21st Nov 2004, 07:55
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There's a Certified 914 operators manual here , this gives a MTOP of 84.5kW / 5,800 RPM / 114 hp, and an MCP of 73.5kW / 5,500 RPM / 100 hp. It doesn't say so, but I think that Rotax normally follow the general convention of MTOP as 5 minute power.

I've sat through a few presentations by Mark Wilksch, who knows a thing or two about diesels in flying machines. He's of the view that below about 120hp in a fixed wing a Diesel cannot compete on power:weight with a good 4-stroke SI engine such as the 912/914. I'd venture that because of the rather higher continuous power (and thus fuel consumption) requirements of a helicopter, that threshold power is going to increase. That said, if you are looking for a Diesel, the WAM 160 might be a good starting point.

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