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On-Condition wrote:
> Most gas radials I have seen/flown had around 8:1 compression,
> that's food for thought. Just wondering though, are the german
> aircooled diesel cylinders intergral with the block?
the WWII era Guiberson and Cat D-200A Radials had 14.3:1 and
15.5:1 respectively. The Guiberson weighed about 1100 pounds
in Tank trim, And that Cat engine started out as an Wright R-1820,
but weighed over 3000 pounds by time Cat beefed it up enough
to be reliable.
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mike
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Re: Why no new diesel radials?
