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EAA Chapters 414 & 217 visit DeltaHawk
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| EAA Members Visit DeltaHawk |
| Racine, WI 13 May, 2004. |
Some 17 members of EAA chapter 414 of Grayslake, Illinois and chapter 217
located in Kenosha, Wisconsin toured DeltaHawk’s Research and Development
facilities at John H. Batten Airport on Thursday evening. The visit started
on a high note as they witnessed a demonstration flight of the Company’s
DeltaHawk powered Velocity test aircraft piloted by Chief Engineer, Doug
Doers. After landing, the group enjoyed a Q & A session with Doug touching
primarily on the performance and flight characteristics of the engine.
The Velocity was a valuable aid in discussion of the variety of installation
and configuration options the DeltaHawk engine offers.
The role of engine test equipment and data processing systems in engine design and development
was explained by Doug and illustrated with actual test data.
A display table graced with most of the parts in a DeltaHawk engine was a testament to the
engine’s simplicity and captured the group’s attention. Doug gave a brief description of the
design concepts and functional testing that went into most of the major components. Flight
critical parts and redundancies were an important part of the exchange. The consensus of
the group seemed to be that heavy fuel engines such as DeltaHawk loomed large in the future
of General and Experimental Aviation.
We would like to thank the members of chapter 414 and 217 for taking the time to visit us and
we invite other chapters to contact us for similar tours.
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