DieselJet s.r.l. is an

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manufacturer based in

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, Italy. It was established in 2003 and grown in partnership with the

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ISAERS and Centro Ricerche

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(CRF).

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licensed its TDA engines in 2009–2010. Metatron S.p.A., an

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group field manufacturing

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and

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systems, own it since 2011.

Products

The TDA CR 1.9 8V EASA was certified on 11 June 2010 : a 1.9 L liquid cooled, 4 cylinder, 4 stroke, 8 valves engine, with a turbocharger and

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injection, a 1:0.644 reduction gearbox and dual FADEC, it produces 118 kW (160 hp) at take-off and 107 kW (146 hp) continuously at 2450 propeller RPM for . It made its

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on 17 January 2005 with an IAI Heron UAV. It powered the Alenia Aermacchi Sky-Y UAV demonstrator on its 20 June 2007 first flight Its 82mm bore and 90.4mm stroke lead to a 1910 cm³ displacement, it have a 16.0 compression ratio and a 1600 bar common rail and the manufacturer announces , 121 kW / 165 hp maximum and 110 kW continuously till an 8000 ft

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and a

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. It is based on the 1.9

JTD engine Multijet is Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' term for its current common rail direct injection turbodiesel engine range. Most of the Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia range as well as certain Chrysler, RAM Trucks, Jeep and Maserati vehicles are equipped w ...

The TDA CR 2.0 16V, certified 8 March 2016, is a 2.0 L 16 valves engine with a 1:0.607 reduction ratio and a similar configuration, producing 142 kW (193 hp) continuous and 160 kW (217.5 hp) at take-off at 2306 propeller RPM for . It powered the IAI Super Heron first flight in 2012 and aims for a 1,500 hours

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, a 1,000 hours

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initially then 2,000 in service for a €25,000 Cost and a 2,000 hours initial service life then 4,000. The 1955 cm³ engine has cylinders bores of 83 mm and 90.4 mm strokes, a 16.0:1

compression ratio The compression ratio is the ratio between the volume of the cylinder and combustion chamber in an internal combustion engine at their maximum and minimum values. A fundamental specification for such engines, it is measured two ways: the stati ...

for a min.

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, its manufacturer claims , a 8,700 ft critical altitude and operability till 35,000 ft. A

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gasoline engine GA 1.4 8V was in development in 2014-2016. Based on the

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with a 2.54:1 reduction gearbox, it has four cylinders of 72mm bore and 84mm stroke for 1368 cm³, a 11:1 compression ratio and generates at propeller rpm for and a fuel consumption. In 2016, DieselJet was developing a TDA CR 3.0 24V.

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External links

* {{official website, http://dieseljet.com/ Aircraft engine manufacturers of Italy Aircraft diesel engines