Horse Power and its Effectiveness

[Pat Ford]

WOW, what a place to learn!

Previously, you (Eric Aos) wrote:
{ > 	Guess why there are NO piston engined aircraft that use 
{ > the diesel
{ > cycle??  
{ 
{ Never say Never...
{ 
{ Packard DR-980 Diesel Engine Packard DR-980 air-cooled diesel engine of
{ 225 hp. Flight tested at Wright Field during the 1929-32 period in the
{ XPT-8 trainer, it was the Air Corps first diesel aircraft engine. 
{ http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/engines/eng32.htm

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