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Re: There're a few diesel airplanes
Posted by Erik919kt (more from Erik919kt) on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:06:08
In Reply to: There're a few diesel airplanes, LesH, Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:35:41
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Diesel is a particularly good powerplant for aircraft, some folks say. Its peak torque pretty much matches what you want for propeller RPM, so you don't need to either gear it down or run it at an rpm which is on the edge of its powerband (like gasoline piston engines). Also, they tolerate turbocharging well. IIRC, you can burn jet A in them. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong on that one.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Why are there no diesel motorcycles?, BrianG, Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:29:43
- here's one, Aero'ed, Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:44:36
- There are--, BobH, Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:52:59
- Also..., Eric Law, Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:43:01
- And airplanes? for the same reasons..., Mike Lynch , Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:35:37
- Weight & low RPM, LesH, Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:11:21
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