Thielert’s New 230 hp Diesel Aircraft Engine

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Monday, Thielert Aircraft Engines announced at the Berlin Air Show intent to produce a new liquid-cooled turbocharged diesel-burning, FADEC-controlled single-lever-power 230 bhp engine, the Centurion 3.2. The engine is targeted for air-time in late 2007. Frank Thielert, CEO and founder of Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH, said his goal was to offer a complete piston engine product line with, “New engines and engine integrations [that] will enable us in [the] future to cover the entire spectrum of piston aircraft engine technology.” Those products — the 135 bhp Centurion 1.7 (powering many Diamond DA42 Twin Star aircraft and burning 5.6 gph in economy cruise), the coming 230 bhp Centurion 3.2, and a 350 bhp Centurion 4.0 — are supported by 111 service centers currently spanning 97 countries. The addition of more service centers is a company priority, as is Thielert’s intent to make its 350 hp 4.0 available for multiple Cessnas. The existing Centurion 4.0 350 bhp jet fuel powered piston engine will be “integrated … into further popular aircraft…” said Thielert. Specifically, the company seeks to acquire STC’s for service in Cessna 206, 340, 414 and 421-series aircraft. See the full text of the company’s release, here.

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