Netters, I have seen the twin diesel engine aircraft flying. They do the the flight test next to were I have my house and the (VW engined) KR.
Check out the web site, they are serious. http://www.diamondair.com/contentc/TwinStar1.htm Those airplanes will be fairly successful in Europe were you have to pay $1,5 per liter of AVGAS..... Christian OE-VPD http://www.members.aon.at/oevpd -----Original Message----- From: James Zuehls [mailto:jjzue...@frontiernet.net] Sent: Montag, 07. Juli 2003 20:55 To: KR builders and pilots Subject: KR>diesel engines If you would like to read the article it is on the web at http://www.machinedesign.com/ Thanks for the lead, it was a good article, with pictures too. It is great to see some new innovations. And who knows, maybe we will see a diesel in a KR some day. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Lininger" <kb0...@positech.net> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 9:53 PM Subject: KR>Engines > Last week a friend of mine gave me a copy of the 19 June, 2003 issue of > _Machine Design_ magazine. Pages 72-75 have an interesting article on > diesel engines for airplanes. That's right, diesels! How about a twin > flying 127 mph and burning 3.0 gph, or the same plane at 80% going 208 mph > burning 10.7 gph! Interesting! > > If you would like to read the article for yourself and you don't get the > magazine you might ask a friendly tool and die shop if they get it. From > what I can see from the first few pages it looks like this is one of those > magazines that is completely supported by the advertising so that it can be > sent for free to targeted businesses. > > Enjoy. > > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > _______________________________________________ see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
