Gentlemen,
Thank-you very much for the advice esp Genghis
AC-DC - Yes there are rumours of avgas running out, in fact in some remote areas of the world, esp the African bush in which MAF operate, avgas is not available whereas diesel fuel is. This is the main driving factor behind the production of aero-diesels. These diesel engines have many advantages over the current piston engines which are using 1930's technology, the main advantage being the 30% reduction in fuel consumption. With diesel fuel being cheaper as well, the cost savings are very attractive
There are currently 7 manufacturers of diesel engines for light aircraft and my project involves a performance comparison of these against the piston engine on certain aircraft.
Lady Heath
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