Jeff Spitzer wrote:

I just obtained a pretty good digital picture of my last project as
installed on a test stand and spinning a piece-o-crap warp drive prop.
This is a three cylinder opposed piston diesel that generates 150 hp at .38
lb/hp-hr and weighs under 300 lb as you see it...installed and running.
This is also a (pusher) package that fits in the same cowl as our current
Rotax 914.  The only thing not included in the weight is fluids, coolers
and propeller.  Better yet, we can get under .36 lb/hp-hr at about 115 hp.
Now the bad news.  You can't have one.  The management has decided not to
produce it for GenAv until a military contract pays for production
development.  Maybe someday.

Jeff Spitzer

BTW Jeff's very special, highly modified, Rotax 914 powered airplane
just hit 57,000 feet.

Paul                           Jeffs-diesel.jpg


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