Thielert (Diesel Engines)

Flydive wrote in :

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
David Lesher wrote in news:fp1t8e$8vr$4
@reader2.panix.com:

Bertie the Bunyip writes:


There's nothing made up about "No sparks, no power" I wouldn't buy
one because of this. My club was looking at one ofr a Cherokee and
decided against it because of the lack of limp home capability.
What kind of sparks does a Diesel need?





This ine has a FADEC. No electricity and you have a big weight up
front.

Worse, in the twin star installation, both engines are tied to an
electrical system that can punch out both at the same time. in this
case, when the gear was retracted...

http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0...FADEC-0-a.html

Nice eh?


Bertie

Bertie, in this case the failure was due to the pilots not following
the procedures written in the aircraft manual.
Agree the aircraft is not foolproof, but is.


I'm aware of that, but it's early days for this airplane. It's a poor
design feature and it will give problems in the future. The point is,
it's not a necessary evil. You could strap an ole kugelfisher injector
in there and even if it failed, the chance of the other engine faiing
for the same reason at the same time is zilch. Not so with this one.


Bertie