[Vwdiesel] Diesel airplane article

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

> It is from the European A series Mercedes...probably 2 liter. Rated at 135
> hp. Overhaul/replacement time will be extended as operational flight
> experience is obtained. Most aircraft engines started life with 800-1000 hr
> TBOs,
> 

  1.7liter so pretty darn good hp/displacement.  Thing is it has NO TBO 
currently.  TBR only, so after 1K hours it's $50K for two NEW engines.
Ouch!  Yeah, they expect time to get the TBO or TBR up to 2400 hours.
    Loren