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Aviation Engine Economic Comparison
160 Hp DeltaHawk® vs. 160 Hp Lycoming |
DeltaHawk® Upright V-4 Diesel DH160V41 |
Difference / Savings of Diesel |
Lycoming O-320 D Series |
ENGINE CHARACTERISTIC |
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| Rated Power |
160 hp |
0 |
160 hp |
| TBO |
2,000 hours |
200 |
1,800 hours |
| Fuel burn @ 65% |
5.5 gal/hr Jet A |
$14.15 / hour |
8 gal/hr 100LL(leaned)2 |
| Fuel burn @ 100% (160 hp) |
8.7 gal/hr Jet A |
$23.96 / hour |
13 gal/hr 100LL 3 |
| BSFC; lb/hp/hr @ < 75% |
0.40 |
0.02 |
0.42 |
| Fuel cost/gal, avg.4 |
$4.06 Jet A |
-$0.50/gal |
$4.56 100LL |
| Endurance, 50 gal @ 65% power with 45 min reserve |
8.34 hr |
2.84 hr |
5.50 hr |
| Dry weight |
327 lbs |
-49 lbs |
278 lbs (listed weight of Lycoming O320-D2A) |
| Total installed weight (based on Velocity RG installations) |
~390 lbs |
-70 lbs |
320 lbs |
| Total mission weight (installed engine + fuel for 5.5 hrs @ 65%) |
~590 lbs |
-10 lbs |
580 lbs |
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COST ESTIMATE |
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| Overhaul cost |
~$15,000 |
$4,500 |
$19,500 |
| Fuel cost over 2000 hr TBO (assuming 65% power) |
$44,660 |
$28,300 |
$72,960 |
| 8 spark plugs @ $25.00 ea, replaced every 200 hours |
$0 |
$1,800 |
$1,800 |
TOTAL
OPERATION SAVINGS OVER 2,000 HOURS: |
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$26,930 |
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Go To 200 Hp Comparison
Go To 180 Hp Comparison |
| The O-320 is a product of TEXTRON Lycoming.
*Lycoming is a Trademark owned by AVCO
Corporation.
Lycoming is an Operating Division of AVCO
Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc.
1 Estimated or based on pre-production prototype at this time.
2 Interpolated from Textron Lycoming Operator's Manual, Fig. 3-6 and verified by Velocity N90DV test data.
3 Interpolated from Textron Lycoming Operator's Manual, Fig. 3-6.
4 GlobalAir Fuel Finder,
http://www.globalair.com/airport/region.aspx,
THURSDAY, September 25, 2009 at 10:00 CST.
5 Estimated best discounted price.
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