Cessna, Thielert Partner On 172S Turbo Diesel Option
Last fall, we asked ANN readers to, "Just imagine how cool will
it be for a student pilot... on their first cross-country flight...
to ask the lineperson to 'fill it with Jet-A, please' -- and then
point to their Cessna 172!" The new Skyhawk TD (turbo diesel, of
course) features a Full Authority Digital Engine Control
(FADEC) equipped Thielert Centurion 2.0 liter engine. The DOHC
(double overhead camshaft) inline four-cylinder turbocharged engine
develops 155 horsepower, is certified to operate on Jet-A fuel, is
liquid cooled and drives a composite three-blade constant speed
propeller.
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