Diesel aircraft engines and are the light jets pushing out the twins?

"Paul Sengupta" wrote

Do you know of any single engine figures? I couldn't find them on
the site. I seem to remember a year or so ago there was a claim for
quite a good rate of climb on one engine (700fpm at 10k feet?
Something like that) but I can't see anything about rate of climb
or ceiling or anything like that on there now.

Paul
++++++++++++++++++++++++
AIRC, it was between 3 and 4 thousand, but this was a prototype that was
being reviewed in a magazine article. I remember that number, because the
mountains around my home are about that elevation, and my thought was, "gee,
kinda' ruins the reason to have a twin, since you will still crash, if you
lose an engine."

They may have improved the production model. Or not, since you couldn't
find any specs on that. :-o

Also, to you, Thomas, I would not have seen your comment about me, but
someone included it in their reply. You will not find anyone more pro "made
in the USA", than me.
--
Jim in NC


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"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Paul Sengupta" wrote

Do you know of any single engine figures? I couldn't find them on
the site. I seem to remember a year or so ago there was a claim for
quite a good rate of climb on one engine (700fpm at 10k feet?
Something like that) but I can't see anything about rate of climb
or ceiling or anything like that on there now.

Paul
++++++++++++++++++++++++
AIRC, it was between 3 and 4 thousand, but this was a prototype that was
being reviewed in a magazine article. I remember that number, because the
mountains around my home are about that elevation, and my thought was,
"gee,
kinda' ruins the reason to have a twin, since you will still crash, if you
lose an engine."

They may have improved the production model. Or not, since you couldn't
find any specs on that. :-o

Also, to you, Thomas, I would not have seen your comment about me, but
someone included it in their reply. You will not find anyone more pro
"made
in the USA", than me.
--
Jim in NC


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I would really be surprised if the single engine service ceiling was three
or four thousand. Its probably at least as high as the critical altitude
for the engine(s) and I've never heard of a turbocharged engine with a
critical altitude of 3-4,000'. Also, you don't need a single engine service
ceiling above terrain unless you have to climb out and fly to your
destination on one engine. First, the single engine service ceiling is
where a climb of 50fpm can achieved. The altitude where altitude can be
held is considerably higher. Even if you are thousands of feet above the
altitude where level flight can be maintained the descent rate is very low
and you will go a long way (hundreds of nm) before reaching the maximium
sustainable altitude. You would never reach the single engine service
ceiling. Barry Schieff had some actual figures in one of his Proficient
Pilot series of books.

Mike
MU-2