Deltahawk - two stroke diesel
I like the look of the deltahawk project.
V4 (6/8 to follow) two stroke diesel 150-200hp.
No valves
No engine electrics AT ALL
Integral cylinder and head so no gaskets
Water cooled
Turbo + supercharged
Will continue to run with supercharger OR turbo failure
In event of complete cooling liquid loss (water n glycol I think)
can be run indefinitely at 50% power.
No reduction gearing needed (or indeed supported)
18,000ft critical altitude
Runs on jet fuel
Better fuel efficiency than lycoming
Same weight as lycoming
Better fuel availability than AVGAS
The engine's operational principles are shared with the largest
and most efficient internal combustions ever made. Large/huge
marine diesels.
See their web site for more details.
I have no connection whatsoever with Deltahawk.