REFLECTOR:Delta Hawk

[Scott Derrick]

Forwarded from RAH

  To all,

No more "next year", no more "soon", and certainly no flying down the 
runway at 8 inches and calling it a day.  The DeltaHawk engine has 
finally flown.  Here is the official blurb.

DeltaHawk, Inc. announces the long-awaited first flight of its DH160V4 
Turbodiesel aircraft engine. A Velocity RG powered by the 160 horsepower 
upright V-4 engine, weighing just over 300 pounds and burning jet fuel, 
took off from John H. Batten Airport in Racine, Wisconsin at 12:01 PM on 
May 3, 2003. In a flight lasting 38 minutes, test pilot and DeltaHawk 
Chief Engineer, Doug Doers reached an altitude of 5500 feet MSL and 
achieved a maximum airspeed of 140 knots before returning for an 
uneventful landing. Doug reported the flight and engine performance were 
nearly perfect. Following almost 7 years of development, the flight is a 
milestone in DeltaHawks history. The company will begin delivering 
engines to its loyal and patient customers in the first quarter of 2004. 
Those holding DeltaHawk Delivery Position Agreements (DPA) may contact 
DeltaHawk at sales@deltahawkengines.com to confirm their intentions. New 
customers wishing to establish a Delivery Position can download the DPA 
form from the DeltaHawk website, which contains up to date information 
and new, high-resolution first flight photos, at: www.deltahawkengines.com

Exciting news as this is, the proverbial "rest of the story" is what 
will really turn your cranks.  Stay tuned and come see us at Oshkosh......


Dave Driscoll
Defiant N3XK "what could be better than one DeltaHawk?"