Excellent find, Rory! I wonder what happened to those engines, and the company. I'd not heard of them before. That engine would have been perfect in my Dad's Cessna 195! And Diesel to boot! The Jacobs R745 (?) produced 300HP, but drank 16 gallons/hour, at a cruising speed of 165MPH. Just slightly better than 10 mpg.
On 11/7/05, Rory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just finished watching the original "Flight of the Phoenix" with James > Stewart. While googling for information about the cartridge starter used for > early A/C engines, I came upon this: > > The Guiberson A-1020 Diesel aircraft engine represents the most advanced > type of four-cycle Diesel which has been produced in the United States. It > is a nine-cylinder air-cooled radial which can hardly be distinguished from > an up-to-date gasoline aircraft engine. Ten years of research work and many > hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent in the development of > Guiberson Diesel aircraft engines. The A-1020 model is not supercharged but > it performs well at high altitudes > > http://www.pilotfriend.com/aircraft%20performance/aero_engines/The%20Guiberson%20Diesel.htm > > Regards, > > Rory Morrison > Oroville, WA > 1985 300SD > 1982 300TD > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC The FSM created the Diesel Benz http://www.venganza.org/
