Upgrade Your Plane for 100mpg: Combining Old and New Technology

[mgb_phys]

Take a lightweight small aeroplane, swap out the WWI era magnetos that run the engine for the modern fuel injections system in your car and get 100mpg

http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2008/081230100mpg.html?WT.mc_id=090102epilot&WT.mc_sect=gan

 

[turbo]

What did Steve Fosset accomplish in Rutan's world-circling plane?

 

[mugaliens]

I read that article when it came out. Quite impressive!

With expense being a big issue for most general aviation pilots, one has to wonder why engine manufacturers didn't adopt the EFI/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FADEC" approach years ago.

Better still, turbocharged diesels show even more promise in terms of greater power throughout the climb and on hot, high-altitude takeoffs, while delivering better efficiency for any given velocity at altitude.