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Old 29th September 2006 | 06:31
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From: EuroGA.org
I don't know what price they set for that 220HP/300HP engine but if it is anywhere near the Thielert level they won't have any takers.

The Thielert's main unique selling point is the lower price of avtur, but this isn't the case in the USA. In most of Europe you can get tax free avgas if you have an AOC (any AOC) and this eliminates a large chunk of the big-operator market.

But even on the best picture the Thielert isn't worth looking at unless one is doing hundreds of hours a year, due to the high retrofit cost.

I do wish somebody did a decent watercooled engine with FADEC but, so far, nobody has shown they can design one that's more reliable than the current (1960s) Lyco designs.
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