Soloy, SMA Unveil Jet-A Powered Cessna Skylane
The conversion will improve fuel economy for the long-serving aircraft.
This Jet-A burning Cessna 182 made its debut at this year's EAA AirVenture. Equipped with a compression ignition engine from Snecma-subsidiary SMA, the aircraft made its nearly 1,500 nm flight to Oshkosh using only 80 gallons of fuel.
This Jet-A burning Cessna 182 made its debut at this year's EAA AirVenture. Equipped with a compression ignition engine from Snecma-subsidiary SMA, the aircraft made its nearly 1,500 nm flight to Oshkosh using only 80 gallons of fuel.