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News of April 28, 2005

A diesel on your Cessna 182? Come at Atlanta Peachtree-Dekalb Airport (PDK) on May 16

A diesel on your Cessna 182? Come at Atlanta Peachtree-Dekalb Airport (PDK) on May 16 beginning at 11:00am for a demonstration of the Cessna 182 SMA, equipped with a 235 HP SMA 0-305 diesel. Patrick Canivet, President of Fly Jet A LLC, the licensed SMA Conversion, Service & Parts Agency in Sarasota, FL, is answering to the DieselAir Newsletter’s and Wings & Things’ invitation to fly in and demonstrate at PDK one of the 7 Cessna 182-SMA’s flying presently in North America.

On that occasion, you will have the opportunity to fly the plane who is one of the 7 182 SMA's flying in North America dn one of the 25 in the world (first come first served, a nominal discovery flight fee will be charged) and to sign an Option for a conversion of your 182 (M and later Models), or for the purchase of a converted, refurbished, better than new 182-SMA with options on state of the art avionics, including glass panel, A/P upgrade, etc.

The new generation of aero diesels offers these advantages on Avgas driven piston engines: fuel costs per hour reduced by 39%, range with 2 hours reserves increased by 70%, TBO increased to 3,000h., no more fire hazard due to fuel, market value of plane increased, engine reliability increased thanks to elimination of plugs, magnetos, wiring, and of 60% of all moving parts, one single control replacing throttle, mixture and pitch, etc. To find out more on what SMA offers to 182 owners, go to http://www.smaengines.com/kitc.htm

To join us on May 16, email us at info@dieselair.com and send us your full name and direct phone number.

posted at 2:47 PM

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Every month: news, facts, and comments on the coming revolution for piston-engines aircrafts between 130 and 400 HP: Retrofitting a diesel engine to run on Jetfuel or Kerosene, reduce Gallons/Hour by some 30%, eliminate ignition systems (magnetos, spark plugs) and their problems, eliminate mixture control, increase TBO to 2,400-3,000 hours, increase performance between 6,000 and 12,500 ft., and drastically reduce Operating Costs.

The letter is intended for piston engines aircraft owners, manufacturers, fleet operators and FBOs, re-manufacturers of engines for these aircrafts, manufacturers of engine components and ancillaries, and all professionals acting in decisions of engine exchange or refitting at TBO, in North and South America, Pacific Rim, African continent, and all parts of the world were Avgas, Mogas, Kerosene and Jetfuel are available.

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