DeltaHawk Engines, Inc.

DeltaHawk Engines, Inc.
Manufacturing
Industry Aerospace
Founded 1996
Founder Doug and Diane Doers, JP and Jeanne Brooks
Headquarters Racine, Wisconsin, United States
Key people
Alan Ruud
Products Aircraft engines
Website www.deltahawk.com

DeltaHawk Engines, Inc. is an American aircraft engine manufacturer.

The company builds diesel and Jet-A-fuelled engines for general aviation aircraft.[1]

DeltaHawk engines have been tested in a Velocity RG homebuilt aircraft, an Australian Delta D2 helicopter and retrofitted in a Cirrus SR20 certified aircraft.[2] In 2011 The State of Wisconsin and the city of Racine, Wisconsin granted low-interest loans to expand the company's production capability.[3]

DeltaHawk was originally working toward a 2012 Federal Aviation Administration certification of its engine line and later set a goal of 2015, but these were not achieved.[4][5]

The Ruud family, led by Alan Ruud, took controlling interest in the company in May 2015. Their plans include development of the existing models in the engine line, plus development of higher horsepower engines for certified light aircraft.[6]

Engines

References

  1. "DeltaHawk Manufacturer Website". Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  2. Jim Moore (March 2015). "Diesels on the cusp". AOPA Pilot: 87.
  3. "DeltaHawk Loan". Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  4. "DeltaHawk Update". Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  5. DeltaHawk Engines. "DeltaHawk Engines - Diesel For GA". deltahawk.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  6. Hilary Dickinson (15 June 2015). "Ruud Family Investment to create 100 jobs at DeltaHawk Engines". Milwaukee Business Times. Retrieved 13 Oct 2016.
  7. David A. Greatrix. Powered Flight: The Engineering of Aerospace Propulsion. p. 109.

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