"Calvin R. Walker" wrote:

Yes, I think there is a future for diesels. My main (and probably only)
concern is the weight of a diesel versus a standard light-fuel burning
IC av-engine. When the weight of a diesel is comparable to a standard
IC engine, then you'll have a hum-dinger.

Check this turboprop out...
http://innodyn.com/aviation/index_aviation.html

Interesting.

Looking at the three other aero-diesel manufacturers, it looks like their
engines are competitive on both weight and fuel consumption.

Zoche aero-diesels. (air-cooled)
http://www.zoche.de/specs.html

Centurion Engines (liquid cooled)
http://www.centurion-engines.com/c17/c17_data.htm
http://www.centurion-engines.com/c40/c40_data.htm

DeltaHawk (liquid cooled)
http://www.deltahawkengines.com/specif00.htm

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