Cessna links up with Thielert
PUBLISHED: 17:28 28 June 2007 | UPDATED: 13:48 10 October 2012
Cessna plans more diesel engines after agreeing deal with Thielert
Cessna has
reached agreement with Thielert Aircraft Engines to
collaborate on future diesel engine programmes.Full details will be announced later this year, but John
Doman, Cessna Vice President, Worldwide Propeller Aircraft Sales, said: “We think the Thielert engine may provide a very worthwhile power
option for many of our customers since it runs on jet fuel and diesel. We have had discussions with Frank Thielert and his group for
some time, and we think the time is right to move forward.”
“We have a number of products that are of interest to Cessna and we
are excited to be moving forward in our relationship,” said Frank
Thielert, CEO of Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH. “The benefits are
documented, so we have great confidence the customers of Cessna would
be pleased with the savings and reliability.”
German engine manufacturer Thielert has won several European certifications since 2002 for
retrofitting diesel engines into Cessna aircraft.