Hey, by the way, a couple weeks ago, I was lucky enough to fly as a passenger in a Diesel-powered Cessna 182. That was at the FIDAe Air Show, in Chile. The plane is a factory demonstrator, and actually belongs to SMA, which is a Safran Group company. As you all know by now, I am a Diesel power enthusiast,. But I happen to be a Safran employee too, so it was relativelisy easy to negotiate a ride.
The plane had just crossed the Andes between Argentina and Chile behind its 230 hp six cylinder flat Turbo Diesel, without a glitch. I was invited fo a flight around Santiago, and during the flight, I was impressed with the very neat FADEC (which has a manual backup in case of failure), and the very low noise and vibration levels as compared to the petrol engine it replaces. Conversation is possible on board withou a headset. There was a fuel flow meter, and the readings were also quite impressive. The fuel consumption is, roughly, less 40% in volume as compared to petrol. And of course, this is JET A1 fuel, so the fuel cost difference becomes even more. Serge Vidal KR2 "Kilimanjaro Cloud" Paris, France "Ron Freiberger" <ronandmar...@earthlink.net> Envoyé par : krnet-boun...@mylist.net 24/04/2006 18:06 Veuillez répondre à KRnet Remis le : 24/04/2006 18:06 Pour : "'KRnet'" <kr...@mylist.net> cc : (ccc : Serge VIDAL/DNSA/SAGEM) Objet : RE: KR> Ethanol It takes twice as much ethanol than gasoline to do the same task, and when they blend 10% ethanol, you're losing 5% in value. Ethanol is a big joke, ranking just behind hydrogen as a good idea. Think about how they make hydrogen. In our imperfect government, they'll probably use ethanol to fuel that reaction. The best fuel for long distance flying is diesel. For a short distance, the take-off weight is higher. Ron and Martha Freiberger mail to ronandmar...@earthlink.net -----Original Message----- Pat Driscol said, I was watching a film on TV a couple of days ago that showed a Mooney flying on pure ethynol. I then read an article in the Saint Paul paper that said that it cost $2.74 per gallon to make ethynol. _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html