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Old April 26th 04, 05:13 PM
Jay
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Hi Pete,

What factors dictate the difference between max and continuous rated
power? The main one I can think of is the ability to remove waste
heat. And of course a diesel produces less waste heat per unit HP
than a spark ignition engine.

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"Pete Schaefer" wrote in message news:8JSic.32612$IW1.1418846@attbi_s52...
What's the continuous rated power? Peak power numbers are meaningless for
aircraft.

"Bryan" wrote in message
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Has anyone been able to find the weight on the VW V10 diesel engine? This
engine produces 550 lb/ft of torque at 2000 rpm and 310 hp at 3750 rpm.
Sounds like a great candidate for aircraft to me.