News, facts, and comments on the coming revolution for piston-engine aircraft.
News of June 04, 2007
The Eco-Motors diesel aircraft: a promising new design.
The Eco-Motors is a two-seater equipped with a 1.4 liter diesel coming directly from the automobile industry. Its first flight was in 2003 and it has 750 hours logged sofar. Engine is 4-cyl., Common Rail Injection system, uses indifferently motor diesel or JetA, take-off power 90 or 110HP, with a geared propeller. Engine weight with all ancillaries and mounts weighs about 50 Lbs more than an equivalent Rotax equipment (912S. Range is 900NM, speed can go up to 150Kts in altitude, fuel consumption at 120 Kts is 2.6 Gal/h. It is not yet available in the US. Visit http://www.eco-motors.com
posted at 8:54 AM
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