News, facts, and comments on the coming revolution for piston-engine aircraft. News of February 10, 2009 The new Europa was demonstrated with the Wilksch diesel 2-stroke engine at Ashburton, NZ One of the crop of interesting new aircraft at the SAANZ flyin at Ashburton, New Zealand was this Europa ZK-ZEB, which was built by Peter Austin of Whitianga. It was first registered on 11/2/08 and had just flown off its restrictions in time to fly to Ashburton. Some of the major interest in this aircraft was in its engine, and the cowlings were off nearly all day Saturday while the builder explained the engine installation to a steady stream of interested homebuilders. The engine is a Wilksch Airmotive watercooled 3 cylinder diesel which is both turbocharged and supercharged, and runs on Jet A1 fuel. It has flown successfully in several aircraft overseas. Thanks to Blue Bus for the photo of ZK-ZEB with its cowlings on. The lower photo shows more detail of the engine installation. See http://nzcivair.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-europa-with-new-engine-at-ashburton.html DieselAir Comment: The Wilksch engine seems today the one diesel 2-stroke which is the closest to market applications. We see it as a good contender for the engine of the next generation of trainers. posted at 2:30 PM

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