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Old 04-08-2005, 11:31 AM
mechdawg mechdawg is offline
 
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Default Where is the TCM Diesel?

Does anyone know what happend to the TCM diesel that they developed in conjunction with nasa for the GAP program. The engine looked promising and was flying a few years ago and now there is no mention of it. WHAT HAPPEND?
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Old 04-08-2005, 12:25 PM
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About a year and a half ago, I spoke directly with a Teledyne engineer who worked on the project and he told me at that time that the program had been shelved in favor of other "priorities".
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Old 04-14-2005, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Highflight
About a year and a half ago, I spoke directly with a Teledyne engineer who worked on the project and he told me at that time that the program had been shelved in favor of other "priorities".
AKA the government money ran out! Diesels are an inherently expensive engine. The cost of production probably couldn't be offset by the small numbers that would be accepted by the GA fleet.

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