FAA Certifies Jet-Fueled Piston Engine

DeltaHawk Engines DHK180
The DHK180 jet-fueled piston engine.
Credit: DeltaHawk Engines
DeltaHawk Engines of Racine, Wisconsin, said May 18 that the FAA has certified its DHK180 jet-fueled aircraft piston engine. The privately held company, founded in 1996 to develop a clean-sheet design compression engine, says the two-stroke DHK180 can run on Jet A and Jet A-1, including sustainable...
Bill Carey

Based in Washington, D.C., Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and unmanned aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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