Make Room in the Aerodiesel Market, Thielert — TCM Tells <i>Aviation Consumer</i> About Some Big Engine Plans

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Make Room in the Aerodiesel Market, Thielert — TCM Tells Aviation Consumer About Some Big Engine Plans

February 18, 2008
By Paul Bertorelli, Mike Blakeney,
Aviation Consumer Editor (Bertorelli)
Audio Editor (Blakeney)

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With Diamond and Cessna onboard, the German-based Thielert Group dominates the aerodiesel market. But Teledyne-Continental would like to change this and has announced its intention to aggressively develop its own heavy fuel or Jet A engine for certification, possibly as early as 2009. In this detailed podcast, TCM's Rhett Ross tells Aviation Consumer editor Paul Bertorelli that the company will ground-demonstrate a diesel later this year or early next.

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