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Old 4th Jan 2012, 11:54
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Graviman
 
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Not sure about status of deltahawk without checking website:

DeltaHawk Diesel Engines


Another very competant design to watch is the Wilsch AirMotive (also a 2 stroke design):

wilksch.net


One development that really caught my eye a while back was Cubewano Diesel rotary:

Cubewano

These last guys are a clever spin-off from the Norton/UAV rotary with a clever combustor design to handle either diesel or kerosine. Designs large enough for private helicopters are on hold pending DOD funding, which is a great pity IMHO.


Or you could fit a Perkins and sacrifice a little payload...

Perkins
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