diesel 160-200HP engines

Steve Campbell wrote:
That is a pretty over the top link, but politics aside, how many
homebuilders will spend that much for an engine? The cost of Deltahawk's
200 hp version was originally projected to be around 12 k$. (It was also
going to weigh about 100 lbs less than an IO-360.) It is now close to 30 k$
and who knows what it will be by the time that you actually buy one. There
may well be significant reliability advantages, much lower operating cost
advantages, and just the basic coolness of the gadget, but still, I don't
have that kind of money for an engine with no service record, no parts
network, no experienced repair stations, etc. etc. God bless for getting
this thing as far as they have, but I would expect that if this thing ever
goes into production, its primary application will be in a certified
aircraft where the cost of the powerplant is a small part of the total cost.
Steve


I'll have to agree there. When I drove big trucks, one of the old time
guys was fond of saying that not just anyone could be a diesel mechanic.
For all the supposed simplicity, those things are finicky creatures.

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