Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Cummins 24V airplane engine????

[Greg_NH]

Just came across this in the latest edition of AVWEB's weekly newsletter. Too Cool!!!

"A NEW GA POWERPLANT FROM AN OLD, WELL-KNOWN MANUFACTURER
Noting that the current development of general aviation diesel
powerplants relies on unproven designs that have yet to overcome
inherent problems with excess weight, Cummins Diesel spokesperson Phool
Ng Yu yesterday told AVweb that the company plans to enter the market
with a variant of its venerable 24-valve turbo diesel used in Chrysler's
Dodge Ram pick-up truck line. In its aviation version, the Cummins
diesel will pound out 245 HP at 2,700 RPM and a propeller blade-snapping
505 foot-pounds of torque at power settings as low as 1,600 RPM. Yu
told AVweb that the company is projecting that its combined STC package
will not require a reduction in useful load in most installations. "

Greg

 

[GWS]

Hmmmmm... ... ... April Fools, right?

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[Greg_NH]

Yeah, I guess it might be a "little" heavy for a light airplane. #ad
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Greg

 

[BLACKRAM]

Renault is also working on a diesel aircraft engine. What would you rather fly with?

 

[timd]

germany had diesel aircraft during ww2

 

[Deezul1]

Would probably work with a 12 valve, less weight you know, hehe

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[Alan Reagan]

We put a three cylinder diesel in an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle back in 95. The Navy didn't want gasoline on carriers so we switched to a "heavy fuel" version. Don't know who made the final version. It might have been Perkins.

 

[MCummings]

Any New News?



Merrick

 

[snowracer69]

YOU BA$TARDS!!!



I was reading the post, getting all excited that my two favoritest things in the world were being combined, the Cummins and the airplane... then I look at the dates on the posts! Grrrrrrr... ... .



Depending on who I end up working for, it is my plan to build a reliable Cummins diesel powered aircraft. I just hope Cummins still wants to work with me on a project like this.

 

[jwilliams3]

just hope you dont have a lift pump go out at 10,000 feet.

Talk about fast wrenchin'

 

[bighammer]

Originally posted by jwilliams3

just hope you dont have a lift pump go out at 10,000 feet.

Talk about fast wrenchin'

Would you need it with a high wing airplane? Maybe a redundant gravity feed... .

 

[snowracer69]

Josh doesn't design/build high-wing airplanes. LOL



I'm looking at fast and sleek with huge useful load... . too bad the way torque works with pickups being able to carry bigger loads doesn't translate to airplanes... .

 

[amillstream]

They better go back to the inline injection pump, like jw3 said, I'd hate to be at 10000 ft and have to make use of a parachute and junk a other wise perfectly good cummins! Just because of a lift pump or failed 44.

 

[B.G. Smith]

Wow, that would be neat, a black contrail.

 

[damar]

Check ouy this website for diesel aircraft engines.



www.centurion-engines.com

 

[Chris N5CWM]

Anybody notice the dudes name?



"Cummins Diesel spokesperson Phool Ng Yu"



Pronounced Fool-ing-you! Haha! Dirty trick guys.

GregNH was trying to pull a fast one. .

Post date on the first post is April 02 2001.

 

[darkhorse]

The Centurion engine is no April fools joke. I just checked the web site. It looks very good!

 

[T. Baker]

Packard made radial diesel aircraft engines in the '30s as well as Guiberson (sp?) I think what happend to aircraft diesels it that people who fly airplanes aren't worried about the cost of fuel. Same reason most people choose gas V8 and have for a long time.