The DH180 is V-4 piston diesel aircraft engine developed for aircraft applications by DeltaHawk of

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. The engine was

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on April 7, 2023.

Design

The design is a four-cylinder, two-stroke, piston

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, in an inverted-V configuration, with

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, liquid cooling, direct drive. It can run on Jet-A or

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. The manufacturer claims that it has "40 percent fewer moving parts than other engines in its category."

Development

In 2014, a DH180 was installed and demonstrated at the

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. A retrofit kit is planned for the SR20. The engine received its

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from the

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on April 7, 2023, with first customer deliveries planned for 2024. The US

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selected the engine for their ''Subsonic Single Aft Engine Aircraft'' scale flight test vehicle.

Variants

;DHK180 :Certified version,

Applications

* Barrows Bearhawk *

* Lambert Mission 212 *

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Specifications (DHK180)

References

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External links

Company websiteVideo of SR20 with DeltaHawk DH180Video interview at AirVenture 2023
DeltaHawk aircraft engines Aircraft diesel engines 1990s aircraft piston engines