Subject: diesel rotary
From: Paul
Date: 9/5/2000, 10:36 AM


<< I can't rem if this has been talked about over the last year
but
 > does anyone recall the specs and basic setup for the diesel
 > that one of the companies was experimenting on.  I keep
 > thinking it was P&W that was trying to get it running. I
thought
 > someone had managed to solve most of the problems but
 > dropped the project. >>

Continental is still working on a diesel flat four for light
planes, using
your tax money.
( grant from FAA). It was on display at Sun&Fun.
Lynn E Hanover

        Packard had Diesel radials in 1930's. Virg

 
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