Date:         Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:46:54 -0800
Reply-To:     Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: subject (LVC) Frydae Diesels in the Air
In-Reply-To:  <C77FB5CF.8877%mwmiller@cwnet.com>
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dear diesel
(tongue in cheek of course )
there is something very boat transmission like about this idea
a 100K$+ aircraft engine that uses 4+ gallons an hour
hmmm ... with so many jetta and other diesel engines that only burn less
than 2 gallons an hour
hmm ...
but hey man we can fly ...
currently calling rolls royce for one of those big electric generator
turbines to take advantage of both the diesel and the electric conversion
all in one
friday is over in 14 minutes
yours


On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 8:06 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:

> Diamond aircraft had these engines [or another one labeled the same] and
> had
> to drop them. Couldn't get support. But the engine was OK. Good fuel
> mileage
> [burn in aircraft terms]
>
> Mike
>
>
> On 1/22/10 7:40 PM, "Anthony Egeln" <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
> > Hello List.....
> >
> > Tonight I was reading about the new MQ-1C Sky Warrior drone, the
> successor to
> > the famous Predator UAV.  Here's a quote from Wikipedia about its engine:
> >
> > "is powered by a Thielert Centurion 1.7 Heavy Fuel Engine (HFE).[3] This
> is a
> > diesel piston engine that burns jet fuel, giving the aircraft better
> > performance at high altitudes. It will be capable of operating for 36
> hours at
> > altitudes up to 25,000 feet (7,600 m),[1] with an operating range of 200
> > nautical miles (400 km).[4]"
> >
> > Wow.....a diesel aircraft engine!  My mind started to turn, thinking
> about a
> > lightweight, yet powerful diesel engine.....Hmmmm?  Vanagon conversion?
> >
> > My reverie continued with the Wiki link to "Aircraft Diesel Engine", and
> guess
> > what....many of these engines under development today are opposed piston
> > engines, i.e. pancake engines.  Hmmm?  Suitable replacement for the WBX?
> > Powered by bio-diesel?
> >
> > Only if you have very deep pockets....but over time these things do come
> down
> > in price, and who knows, perhaps someday the technology will become
> available
> > for automotive uses....even in North America.
> >
> > Cheers, Anthony
> > '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)
>



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