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Old 17th Nov 2006, 15:53
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Flingwing207
 
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Has the VW diesel been tested in the aviation environment? Will it run at 90% power all day and for 1800 hours? Remember that auto engines only run at high power for about 10% of their lives, and usually for less than 10 seconds at a time.

Let us know how it all works out.

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