Thielert: Van Bortel Aircraft integrates Centurion 1.7 into brand-new Cessna Skyhawks

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Hamburg (euro adhoc) - The core product of Thielert Aircraft Engines
GmbH, the Centurion 1.7 diesel aircraft engine, will now be installed
in brand-new Cessna 172 Skyhawk aircraft. Van Bortel Aircraft, Inc.
from Arlington, USA will be responsible for replacing the
conventional engines. Van Bortel will then sell the diesel Cessnas
worldwide. As the world's largest Cessna reseller, Van Bortel will be
supported in its activities by Cessna Aircraft Company (Wichita,
USA). Van Bortel is currently presenting its new product at the AOPA
Convention in Palm Springs, USA. The cooperation will give general
aviation pilots a further opportunity to purchase a brand-new
aircraft with state-of-the-art, fuel-efficient and easy-to-operate
diesel engine technology. Thielert has been offering retrofit kits
for older Cessna 172 for the past three years.

At the AOPA in Palms Springs the world's largest Cessna reseller Van
Bortel Aircraft, Inc. announced that starting from now brand-new
Cessna 172 Skyhawks would be equipped with the Centurion 1.7 piston
aircraft engines. To this end the conventional, air-cooled gasoline
engine will be replaced by a state-of-the art Centurion 1.7 diesel
engine that can also run on the standard aviation fuel kerosene. As
of now, customers can therefore purchase the Cessna 172, the world's
most frequently sold aircraft, with a kerosene engine and thereby
become less dependent on conventional aviation gasoline, the
availability of which is declining dramatically worldwide. Equipped
with the latest technology such a single lever control, the engine
also features a constant speed propeller, full authority digital
engine control (FADEC) as well as a turbo charger for improved
performance at high altitudes.

"We are proud of our cooperation with the world's largest Cessna
reseller," says Frank Thielert, Managing director of Thielert
Aircraft Engines GmbH. "The installation of our Centurion engine in
brand-new Cessna Skyhawks presents buyers with yet another chance to
switch over to the new generation of diesel-powered aircraft."

Van Bortel has already put the first retrofitted Skyhawks into
operation and uses them for demo flights. "We are amazed at how
little fuel the Centurion engines use compared to the 180-bhp avgas
engines," explains Howard G. van Bortel, president of Van Bortel
Aircraft, Inc. "We are highly impressed by the quality and
engineering of both the Centurion engine and the retrofit kits. Up to
now no Skyhawk has been able to climb to 12,000 feet so quickly."
Jasper M. Wolffson, Head of Sales and Service at Thielert, is also
very enthusiastic about the cooperation: "The cooperation with Van
Bortel Aircraft is opening up new sales channels for Thielert as well
as further opportunities in the general aviation market."

In addition to considerable fuel savings, the Centurion engines offer
a host of other technical benefits:

- Qualitative mixture control: Only the desired amount of fuel is
injected - the engine always operates at the optimal mixture. By
design, a diesel engine cannot be destroyed by lean run.

- Self Sparking: No danger of uncontrolled detonation, since fuel is
not introduced until the optimal moment of combustion.

- Jet fuel piston engines are extremely robust. As a result of their
combustion process, the peak combustion chamber pressure is extremely
high event at partial load. As opposed to a gasoline engine, the jet
fuel engine is designed for continuous high stress, making it
suitable for aviation applications.

Thielert abbreviations:

Ticker symbol Bloomberg: T3C GY (XETRA)
Ticker symbol Reuters: T3CGn.DE (XETRA)

end of announcement euro adhoc 10.11.2006 10:36:44
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