Robert M. Gary wrote:
On Mar 23, 2:25 pm, Cubdriver usenet AT danford DOT net wrote:

Is it possible (is it likely) that we will see a diesel aircraft
engine small enough for a Piper Cub?

Blue skies! -- Dan Ford


Almost. The local A&P community college here runs an STC'd diesel 172.
The engine is made in Germany. They run it on French Fries.

-Robert

The engine is made by Thielert in Germany. It is a modified
Mercedes common-rail diesel engine.

For more information, go to http://www.centurion-engines.com/.

By the way, it runs on the big-airplane food: JET-A1.

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Tauno Voipio (CPL(A))
tauno voipio (at) iki fi