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by papa-whisky
973 days ago
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As the sibling comments have pointed out, power-to-weight is the main reason, but it doesn't make diesel engines completely unfeasible for light aircraft. Diamond Aircraft have had success selling planes with diesel engines recently, and even started a subsidiary company to manufacture them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austro_Engine |
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