While the debate about how to create an unleaded avgas for general aviation continues, Cessna leapfrogged the issue with its big announcement at EAA AirVenture this summer-a die- sel engine for the Cessna 182 Skylane. Although the SMA SR305-230E engine works off the principles of a diesel engine, it is optimized to only burn Jet A fuel, which is available on airports worldwide-making the new 182 JT-A model especially appealing in parts of the world where conventional avgas is rare and breathtakingly expensive or simply not available. When it becomes available in mid-2013, the JT-A will replace the current Turbo 182T turbocharged model of the Skylane.
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