TDI airplane?

Ski in NC

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Joined
Jul 7, 2008
Location
Wilmington, NC USA
TDI
2001 Jetta ALH 5sp stock
Galactic_Warrior said:
http://www.deltahawkengines.com/

Not yet FAA Certified, but in process.
I went to Oshosh in '99 and spent alot of time at the Deltahawk booth. Gad that was ten years ago. Someone must have alot of drive and alot of patience.

There were a couple other CI engines there, one a boxer wc two stroke, another boxer ac four stroke. I wonder what happened to them.

Dang it is hard to be a small entity and get something to market. In that process myself in the marine world. Don't quit your day job!!!
 

Pat Dolan

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Joined
Apr 19, 2002
Location
Martensville, SK
TDI
2003 A4 Variant, 2015 Q7
Ski in NC said:
You would fly faster for a while, then your motor would break. Then you would look for somewhere to land without power.
Actually, you would climb, unless the pilot trimmed for greater airspeed. If you had a prop control, you might well find nothing at all happening (since RPM would not "run away" until pitch stop limits are reached - and that is not likely to happen with a "runaway" unless there was a LOT of fuel being provided...and keep in mind it would be coming from a less-than-ideal source without atomisation).

Then, from 10k feet, IF you had an actual engine failure (which, if it was a crankcase oil issue, would eventually happen) depending on what you are flying, you would have 300 to 500 sq. mi. to choose best landing place. With the requirement of ongoing maintenance and inspection, the likelihood of a diesel runaway I would suspect is about a thousand times less than an inflight failure of a gasser recip - and THAT is quite a rare occurance in cruise.
 
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