Cessna Skyhawk TD & the Diamond DA42 Twin Star diesels look a lot like our VM Motori engines I saw the Twin Star at the EAA flyin Same valve train setup as our 2.8. Check their web site .Pigs fly! Something to think about

My brother in law has a plane (or two now). He got me looking a while back. I looked over diamond air's web page. That twin diesel engine plane is very cool. I so wish I could afford an aircraft so I won't have to deal with commercial.

Check out: Deltahawk not a Motori but it does fly.

Fact: The Hindenburg had diesel engines

Steve

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2006 Pearl Green CRD
Magnaflow 2 1/2" Cat Back
KJ Extra Leg Room Brackets, Carter Lift Pump, V6 Airbox, ORM
Fuel cooler, Oil Separator, Progard 7
Gauges EGT Boost Trans Temp Oil Pres, Michelin LXT AT2 245 70 R16
7,000# Draw Tight hitch, PML EX Deep Trans Pan
Centrifuge, SunCoast, Transgo, RAM TCM, InMotion Stage 2
Wife's 99 TDI VW Beetle

It would be far more expensive to operate. Maintinence is a killer too on planes. My boss' husband is a flight instructor, he couldn't afford his 'hobby' if he didn't have a way to monotize most of his flights(ie: get students to pay him).

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2006 Jeep Liberty Sport CRD

Yes Diesel are great!!

Involved with wing modifcation right now on DA-42, the Thielert diesels IMHO were the wrong choice for the DA-42 , too expensive to overhaul and to complex.
But since Jet-fuel is pretty much the only thing left north of 60 you pretty much have to show up with a diesel airplane

2 stroke aviation diesel>

http://www.deltahawkengines.com/

-G

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2006 CRD Limited, Manfufactured Dec 13/05