Mobile, AL, United States, July 26, 2016 – Continental Motors Group Ltd. (CMG), an AVIC International Holding Corporation company, announced today that Scott Flandermeyer has completed the first installation of the Continental Motors Diesel CD-230 engine in a Vans RV-10.
Scott Flandermeyer, a Delta Airline Airbus A320 Captain, has been flying since 1985. When he visited Sun’n’Fun and Oshkosh AirVenture in the early 2000’s, the general aviation bug bit him again.
He joined the Falcon RV squadron and started to build an RV-10. But he did not want a regular RV-10. Scott not only wanted power but was also looking for fuel efficiency. After carefully evaluating all the power options open to him, Scott finally realized that a Diesel engine answered all his requirements. Continental Motors and Scott started exchanging information on the CD-230 and concluded that this engine was the right fit for the airframe. Scott made the decision to go forward and, with the support of Continental Motors, installed the engine in his standard RV-10 kit.
“The engine installation is complete; the engine runs just fine! I am impatient to go to the next step which is the flight testing. But I have to make sure that we follow all the steps listed on the checklist. The first flight is only days away, and we will start to gather performance data as we open the flight envelope. I am convinced that the CD-230 is the best engine for someone who is looking for minimal fuel consumption and high performance. Combined with light structure of the RV-10, we should see high cruise speeds while sipping JET-A.”
