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Scott,

let me explain, why the diesel is so important for the european world.

Here in germany, the avgas price is about $5.5 per gallon. Diesel is about
$2.6 per gallon.

Our O-320 uses about 8.5 gallons per hour. The diesel engine about 4.8
gallons.

At 200h per your you will burn avgas for about $9350. Diesel would be $2496.
Savings are $6850 a year. Also, having the TAE Diesel instead of for example
the O-320 nearly doubles the endurance of your plane. The two planes, in
which this engine is undergoing certification in the moment are faster,
needing less runway and cheaper with the diesel.

The price of the engine is is only $20,000 And last but not least,
it has a TBO of 3000h and a GUARANTEE of 1000h or two years.

Things to think about...

Rudolf Winter



P.S.Savings with the the USA fuel prices would be about $2370


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