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News, facts, and comments on the coming revolution for piston-engine aircraft.News of February 02, 2007News from Thielert: The 160HP diesel goes into productionThe successor engine to the Centurion 1.7 goes into series production: It is the Centurion 2.0. The expansion of production capacity at the plants at Lichtenstein/Saxony and Altenburg/Thuringia and the associated recruitment of new staff have largely been completed as scheduled. The company already started series production of the Centurion 2.0 und Centurion 4.0 aircraft piston engines in the last quarter. The Centurion 2.0 is the latest development stage of the Centurion 1.7 and has also 135 HP. The latter engine has in recent years made a considerable contribution to the growth and success of the company, with over 1,500 units delivered for general aviation. In the Centurion 2.0, Thielert has been able to demonstrate that the proven and reliable design is upwardly compatible. The new engine will in future replace the Centurion 1.7 in all installations. The Centurion 2.0 has a greater engine capacity, particularly in order to meet the requirements of the US market. Thielert has developed an own engine block in the course of the development and approval process, which is especially designed to meet the demands of aviation. The European and US aviation authorities approved the engine in August and October 2006. Similarly, the Centurion 2.0 has been approved for installation in the Cessna 172 since August last year. The Centurion 2.0 is supplied to Diamond Aircraft Industries as an installation kit, and built into the successful DA40 TDI and DA42 Twin Star aircraft. Diamond is experiencing strong growth and has customer orders stretching beyond the end of 2007. Planning security for the Thielert AG companies is also further improved in 2007 by a second major and several minor OEM customers. As announced in November, Thielert AG has won additional contracts from its US customer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI). Thielert was able to complete important developments in the forth quarter. As part of the ER/MP (Extended Range/Multi Purpose) program for the US Army, the current contract for the year 2006 was increased by 50 percent and was already relevant for the forth quarter earnings. These development services were related to the engine for the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) "Sky Warrior". Thielert is the exclusive engine supplier for this program. GA-ASI will start with serial delivery of the Sky Warrior in mid of 2007. Superior Air Parts, Inc., a subsidary of Thielert AG, has also grown strongly in the last year and was able to consolidate its market position. The measures taken in restructuring the organisation after the acquisition have been successful. Comments: Thielert's weakest point was the perceived lack of power of their 1.7 engine, giving 135HP and presently recommended for retrofitting the Cessna 172 on which it however does an excellent job. But for the US market, 135HP sounds a bit thin... We are really waiting for a 160HP engine, a huge retrofit market is opening. we expcet this to come soon. Let's wait to hear more about the extra weight on a fully retrofitted aircraft. posted at 5:35 PM |
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