The non refueled endurance record is still held by a Packard aero diesel at 3 1/2 days 32 minutes. http://home.earthlink.net/~ralphcooper/pimage25.htm
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----- Original Message -----
From: John O'Neill
To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 9:36 AM
Subject: [Aus-soaring] Aero diesel engines
Apart from the very successful Junkers diesel aero engines, Packard
also had operational aero diesels,
the first flying in a Stinson "Detroiter"in1928.
Try www.oldengine.org/members/Duxford/Aviat.htm for more info on aero
diesels.
John
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