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History - Flying Diesels

Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2025 6:16 pm
by GAHorn
DID YOU KNOW….that Caterpillar converted the Wright 1820 radial….to a DIESEL….? (and other interesting tidbits on diesel aircraft engines):

https://www.dieselworldmag.com/diesel-e ... g-diesels/

Re: History - Flying Diesels

Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2025 1:44 pm
by alanhawse
I own two diamonds with mercedes jet fuel burning turbo diesels...

Though one of them blew up with my wife flying it a couple of weeks ago ... which got interesting for her... (all good)

Alan