REFLECTOR: First Flight For EPS Diesel Engine

[Chris Barber]

That's the $64,000 question. Oh Gawd......it is likely more than $64,000!!!!!

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On May 19, 2014, at 14:44, "Alex Balic" <velocity_pilot at verizon.net<mailto:velocity_pilot at verizon.net>> wrote:

Any mention of price?

From: Reflector [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Richard J. Gentil
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 9:40 PM
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The horsepower is 350hp on 10gph.

Richard

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On May 16, 2014, at 6:52 PM, "Darrell & Nora Kufalk" <kufalk at wi.rr.com<mailto:kufalk at wi.rr.com>> wrote:
No mention of horsepower.



From: Reflector [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Richard J. Gentil
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 9:45 AM
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Subject: REFLECTOR: First Flight For EPS Diesel Engine

Things are looking bright in the alternative engine scene.

Do watch the video I linked at the bottom of the article. - Richard

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/First-Flight-For-EPS-Diesel-Engine222010-1.html
First Flight For EPS Diesel Engine

By Mary Grady<http://www.avweb.com/db/fdc.collector?client_id=avweb&form_id=maileditform&link_id=72> , Contributing editor | May 14, 2014
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Calling it a "new paradigm in aviation propulsion," test pilot Dick Rutan completed the first flight of the quiet new Graflight V-8 diesel engine from the Mojave airport, on May 2. The engine was installed in a modified Cirrus SR22. The test flight took about 20 minutes, staying at altitudes 5,000 feet and less. The team plans to test-fly the engine for 40 hours over the next three months, then fly it to EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh for a public debut in July. The engine is controlled by a single power lever, and is designed with rugged technologies that will expand time between overhauls to 3,000 hours, the company says. It can be fueled with Jet-A, JP-8, or straight diesel.

Throughout the testing phase, EPS said it will monitor 80 different channels of data on the engine, focusing mainly on pressures and temperatures of oils and coolants, and closely monitoring intake and cooling air. The engineers also will check drivetrain vibrations, horsepower, and fuel economy in flight. At the end of the test phase, EPS hopes to have proven definitively that the fuel savings recorded in over 500 hours of ground testing is equaled or greater in actual flight. Work on the pilot-engine interface will be managed by Dick Rutan. The project was launched<http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/New_Diesel_Aircraft_Engine_203711-1.html> by a Wisconsin firm in 2010. The company says it expects the engine to be certified in 2016.


http://youtu.be/F5VqCRV5GSE

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