Engineering:Lycoming DEL-120
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The Lycoming DEL-120 is an aircraft diesel engine produced by Lycoming Engines using automotive technology and initially powering unmanned aircraft.[1] Because the DEL-120 is a non-certified engine and is meant for military use only, there is no civil application of this engine.
Applications
- General Atomics Improved MQ-1C Gray Eagle[2]
Specifications
Data from Lycoming[3]
General characteristics
- Type: four-stroke, four-cylinder compression-ignition
- Bore: 3.2 in (82 mm)
- Stroke: 3.6 in (90.4 mm)
- Displacement: 1,910 cm3 (117 cu in)
- Dry weight: 360 lb (160 kg) dry
- Designer: FIAT via DieselJet[4]
Components
- Turbocharger: air-to-air intercooler
- Fuel type: JET A/A1, JP-8, F-24
- Cooling system: liquid, with expansion tank
- Reduction gear: 0.553
- FADEC
Performance
- Power output: Take-Off: 205 hp (153 kW), Max Continuous (90%): 180 hp (134 kW), both at 2101 propeller RPM
- Specific power: 1.206 hp/cu in (54.9 kW/L)
- Compression ratio: 16.5:1
- Fuel consumption: 64.8 lb/h (29.4 kg/h) at Max Continuous
- Specific fuel consumption: 0.36 lb/(hp⋅h) (220 g/kWh) at Max Continuous, 0.345 lb/(hp⋅h) (210 g/kWh) in Cruise (60% PLA, 1770 propeller RPM)
- Power-to-weight ratio: 0.57 hp/lb (0.94 kW/kg)
References
- ↑ Paul Bertorelli (March 25, 2014). "Lycoming Diesel Details". AVweb. https://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Lycoming-Diesel-Details-221664-1.html.
- ↑ "GA-ASI's Improved Gray Eagle Flies Over 45 Hours Non-Stop" (in en). 22 October 2013. https://www.ga.com/ga-asis-improved-gray-eagle-flies-over-45-hours-non-stop.
- ↑ "DEL-120". Lycoming Engines. https://www.lycoming.com/engines/del-120.
- ↑ "Lycoming's Diesel". Aviation Consumer. February 2015. http://www.aviationconsumer.com/issues/44_14/industrynews/Lycomings-Diesel_6684-1.html.
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