This is an engine, not a motor. Everyone wants increased HP/wt, which those provides. Diesel is ideal for aviation because of its energy per pound, but weight of the power plant has historically limited it's appeal.
The sky is the limit for this. Likely military aviation, generators, and later boats are an ideal target because cars require (((blessing))) to enter the stage.
I'd love to see Mazda make a licencing deal to develope and get this into their cars.
Diesel is not ideal for aviation. #2 gels at about 20-25°F and #1 gels at around -5°F. That's why they use kerosene (jet fuel). It's around 30 below or colder where commercial jets fly.
I'm a pilot. This is a well known topic. Diesel is ideal for aviation because of energy per unit of weight. Jet A is very closely related to diesel. For cold use, additives are used in either case.
Closely related, of course. But Jet A is not exactly the same stuff I put in my John Deere.
For Mazda, it would be a game changer.
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