> > Lutz. "Nobody has yet done a boxer diesel. There isn't one in our > > portfolio." > > And as of the current technology there doesn't seam to been enough >strength in the desgin to make one. Materials would have to improve...
Actually horizontally opposed diesels have been built. They have been experimented with several times in the aviation industry, with the most promising being a two stroke, turbocharged diesel. See- http://www.aopa.org/pilot/features/future0008.html http://www.home.aone.net.au/shack_one/nomad.htm
They have also been used in automotive applications also, here's one example- http://www.oldengine.org/members/diesel/TS3.htm Angus
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