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News, facts, and comments on the coming revolution for piston-engine aircraft.
News of January 05, 2008
Opening the report on IndUS Aviation and the Wilksch Airmotive WAM diesel engine.
Wilksch Airmotive in the UK has developed a very interesting 2-stroke diesel of 120HP which has been flying for some time on a Thorp T-211 demonstrator. The firm is now expanding, and offering its WAM 120 and 160 engines at FOB prices of UK₤12,000 and 16,000. Visit http://www.wilksch.com/
Dr. Ram Pattisapu is the owner of IndUS Aviation, who is now assembling Indian-made, all-metal Thorp T-211 airplanes in Texas. The T-211 LSA, ancestor of the Piper Cherokee, is very well known in the Experimental world. Dr. Ram is also pursuing tests of his Thorp T 211 with WAM diesel, which has accumulated over 400 hours flight testing in the UK. IndUS Aviation is located in a three-storeyed office building at Koramangala, Bangalore, which is home to several tech firms, and gets an unusual amount of attention from passers-by. The T-211 with conventional Avgas engine sells in India right now for Rs. 4.5 mn (close to US$ 115,000). It is manufactured jointly with Taneja Aerospace and Aviation Limited in Bangalore. Planned production is for 2 airplanes per month. If you know more details please inform us!
posted by Deena at 3:06 AM
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