Originally Posted by horizon flyer
The Delta Hawk has been in developmet for 10 years and they are being sold to the US armed forces for UAVs and Deltahawk has had one in the back of a Rutan Long Easy for years.
The US armed forces use Thielert.
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Originally Posted by horizon flyer
There are about 3, 4 strokes and 7, 2 strokes Aero Diesels in varying stages of development.
I hope they will bring in fresh wind into the issue. Any links or further information available?
Originally Posted by horizon flyer
The SR20 is a good example of what a diesel can do for performance. Range increase for the same fuel load or reduce fuel/weight for the same range, which increases the pay load. Better high altitude performance as well.
Infact the Diesel SR20 is better than both SR22 models, only just down on climb rate and max cruise, and they 22 was the best selling light aircraft last year.
Not one flying as far as I am informed. Not even a single experimental conversion. For right now they need to prove that they can fly, then it will take years to show their reliability. From where did you get the performance data and information?