NASA 1996 SBIR Phase I

PROJECT TITLE : 200 hp GA Diesel Propulsion System

TECHNICAL ABSTRACT (LIMIT 200 WORDS)

This Proposal aims at meeting the goals of the GA. Program with a 200 horsepower two-cycle, jet fuel burning, compression ignition, internal combustion engine. The innovative technological developments proposed are aimed at strong economic growth whilst meeting significant technical challenges. Compression ignition has been chosen to enable the clean, reliable burning of a safer, lower cost jet fuel. The higher compression ratio of compression ignition promises the potential of higher thermal efficiency, lower emmissions and reduced life cycle costs which are characteristic of diesel engines. The ability of the proposed technologies to reach power to weight ratios equal or better than todays gasoline aircraft engines has already been demonstrated with sub-scale prototypes. The proposal couples challenging technology with commercial flair and the ultimate goal of an exhibition flight at Oshkosh 1999 demonstrating the way to take American General Aviation into the 21st Century.

Any currently used Commercial applications for this powerful heavy fuel engine in place of highly flammable gasoline engines of the same power. The uses are endless but this engine was designed to fit existing airframes.

Gregory Scott Stevenson
GSE Inc.
PO Box 7743
Incline Village, NV 89452-7743

GSE Inc.
PO Box 7743
Incline Village, NV 89452-7743