Conduct your flight training in a Skyhawk 172 retrofitted with a Continental Aerospace Technologies GmbH Diesel Engine and significantly reduce your operating costs. With over 60 retrofits to date, Africair, Inc. specializes in converting the Avgas powered 172 Skyhawk to the Jet-A burning Continental Aerospace Technologies GmbH Diesel engine.
Benefits of the Diesel Engine Conversion
- Less fuel consumption, significantly reducing operational costs.
- Jet-A is readily available most anywhere in the world unlike costly and scarce Avgas.
- Continental Aerospace Technologies GmbH Diesel engines have logged over 3 million flight hours.
- The 155hp CD-155 & 135hp CD-135 engines are turbocharged.
- At high elevation airfields, the Continental Diesel engines outperform 160hp Avgas engines.
Continental Aerospace Technologies GMBH CD-135 Engine
Continental Aerospace Technologies GmbH offers with CD-135 a jet fuel piston engine for general aviation with a take off power of 99 kW (135 hp). The CD-135 is a turbo charged 4-cylinder in-line engine which is EASA certified since August 2006 and FAA certified since October 2006.
The CD-135 is certified for the use of both jet fuel and diesel (DIN EN590) and is running with the two fuels in any mixture ratio. The engine has a time between replacement (TBR) of 1,500 hrs.
Engine Description
- Engine Work Principle: Turbo Diesel Engine
- Cylinder, Configuration: 4, In-Line
- Valve Gear: DOHC
- Intake System: Common Rail Direct Injection
- Cooling: Liquid Cooled
- Oil System: Wet Sump Oil System
- Electrical System: Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC)
- Prop Drive: Reduction Gearbox with Integrated Clutch (Ratio i=1:1.69)
- Approved Propeller: 3-Blade Propeller of MT with Hydraulic Variable Pitch (MTV-6 Series)
- Displacement: 1.991 cu cm (121.5 cu in)
- Bore: 83 mm (3.26 in)
- Stroke: 92 mm (3.62 in)
- Compression: 18:1
- Dimensions (WxLxH): 778 x 816 x 636 mm (30.63 x 32.12 x 25.04 in)
- Weight (Complete & Dry): 134 kg (295.4 lbs)
Performance
Max Power up to 6,000 ft: 99 kW (135 hp)
Max Continuous Power: 99 kW (135 hp)
Power Best Economy: 71 kW (97 hp)
Recommended Load: 75 Percent
Power Constant: Available Max Power at Respective Altitude
Torque at Propeller: 410 Nm (302 ft lb)
Torque at Propeller (Best Economy): 340 Nm (250 ft lb)
Prop RPM Max and Take Off: 2300 rpm
Prop RPM Best Economy: 2000 rpm
Prop RPM Over-Speed Tested: 2660 rpm
Engine RPM Max and Take Off: 3890 rpm
Engine RPM Best Economy: 3380 rpm
Engine RPM Over-Speed Tested: 4500 rpm
Consumption in Cruise Flight: 15-20 l/h (4-5.3 gal/hr)
Specific Fuel Consumption: 214 g/kWh (0.35 lb/hphr)
Electrical System
Electrical System: FADEC
Voltage: 28 V, Optional 14 V
Alternator Performance: 1680 W (28 V), Optional 1260 W (14 V)
Current / Voltage: 60 A (28 V), Optional 90 A (14 V)
Compact Engine Display: 0.3 kg
Operating Fluids
Certified Fuels: Diesel (EN 590), Jet A, Jet A-1
Usable Fuels (UAV): Diesel (EN 590), Jet A, Jet A-1, JP-5, DEF STAN 91-86, JP-8, DEF STAND 91-91, JP-8+100, Chinese Jet Fuel No 3
Oil: Shell Helix Ultra 5W30, Shell Helix Ultra 5W40, AeroShell Oil Diesel 10W-40, AeroShell Oil Diesel Ultra
Cooling Liquid: 50% Water, 50% BASF Glysantin, G48/Glysantin, Protect Plus
Gear Oil: Shell EP 75W90 API GL-4
Certificates
Lifetime: 1500 hrs
Type Certification: EASA, FAA, in 60 Countries
Supplemental Type Certification: DA40, DA42, C172, PA28, DR400
Continental Aerospace Technologies GMBH CD-155 Engine
Continental Aerospace Technologies GmbH offers with CD-155 a jet fuel piston engine for general aviation with a take off power of 114 kW (155 hp). The CD-155 is a turbo charged 4-cylinder in-line engine which is EASA and. The CD-155 is certified for the use of both jet fuel and diesel (DIN EN590) and is running with the two fuels in any mixture ratio.
The engine has a time between replacement (TBR) of 1,200 hr. Despite of improved performance CD-155 weighs as much as the CD-135.
Engine Description
Engine Work Principle: Turbo Diesel Engine
Cylinder, Configuration: 4, In-Line
Valve Gear: DOHC
Intake System: Common Rail Direct Injection
Cooling: Liquid Cooled
Oil System: Wet Sump Oil System
Electrical System: Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC)
Prop Drive: Reduction Gearbox with Integrated Clutch (Ratio i=1:1.69)
Approved Propeller: 3-Blade Propeller of MT with Hydraulic Variable Pitch (MTV-6 Series)
Displacement: 1.991 cu cm (121.5 cu in)
Bore: 83 mm (3.26 in)
Stroke: 92 mm (3.62 in)
Compression: 18:1
Dimensions (WxLxH): 778 x 816 x 636 mm (30.63 x 32.12 x 25.04 in)
Weight (Complete & Dry): 134 kg (295.4 lbs)
Cylinder, Configuration: 4, In-Line
Valve Gear: DOHC
Intake System: Common Rail Direct Injection
Cooling: Liquid Cooled
Oil System: Wet Sump Oil System
Electrical System: Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC)
Prop Drive: Reduction Gearbox with Integrated Clutch (Ratio i=1:1.69)
Approved Propeller: 3-Blade Propeller of MT with Hydraulic Variable Pitch (MTV-6 Series)
Displacement: 1.991 cu cm (121.5 cu in)
Bore: 83 mm (3.26 in)
Stroke: 92 mm (3.62 in)
Compression: 18:1
Dimensions (WxLxH): 778 x 816 x 636 mm (30.63 x 32.12 x 25.04 in)
Weight (Complete & Dry): 134 kg (295.4 lbs)
Performance
Max Power up to 6,000 ft: 114 kW (155 hp)
Max Continuous Power: 114 kW (155 hp)
Power Best Economy: 97 kW (132 hp)
Recommended Load: 75 Percent
Power Constant: Available Max Power at Respective Altitude
Torque at Propeller: 473 Nm (349 ft lb)
Torque at Propeller (Best Economy): 410 Nm (302 ft lb)
Prop RPM Max and Take Off: 2300 rpm
Prop RPM Best Economy: 2000 rpm
Prop RPM Over-Speed Tested: 2000 rpm
Engine RPM Max and Take Off: 3890 rpm
Engine RPM Best Economy: 3380 rpm
Engine RPM Over-Speed Tested: 4500 rpm
Consumption in Cruise Flight: 18-22 l/h (4.7-5.8 gal/hr)
Specific Fuel Consumption: 220 g/kWh (0.36 lb/hphr)
Electrical System
Electrical System: FADEC
Voltage: 28 V, Optional 14 V
Alternator Performance: 1680 W (28 V), Optional 1260 W (14 V)
Current / Voltage: 60 A (28 V), Optional 90 A (14 V)
Compact Engine Display: 0.3 kg (0.66 lbs)
Operating Fluids
Certified Fuels: Diesel (EN 590), Jet A, Jet A-1
Usable Fuels (UAV): Diesel (EN 590), Jet A, Jet A-1, JP-5, DEF STAN 91-86, JP-8, DEF STAND 91-91, JP-8+100, Chinese Jet Fuel No 3
Oil: Shell Helix Ultra 5W30, Shell Helix Ultra 5W40, AeroShell Oil Diesel 10W-40, AeroShell Oil Diesel Ultra
Cooling Liquid: 50% Water, 50% BASF Glysantin, G48/Glysantin, Protect Plus
Gear Oil: Shell EP 75W90 API GL-4
Certificates
Lifetime: 1200 hrs
Type Certification: EASA, FAA, in 57 Countries
Supplemental Type Certification: Cessna 172, Diamond DA40, Robin DR400, Piper PA-28
