New Deltahawk 2-Stroke Diesel V4 Airplane Engine Explained

In this video we take a look at some of the most prominent design features of the Deltahawk DHK180 V4 diesel airplane engine. This video should help understand the design direction the company took and the potential appeal revealed. Is all the hype around the Deltahawk valid, or is it just a fad? Checkout the site below for more info: https://www.experimentalaircraft.info/homebuilt-aircraft/aircraft-engines-deltahawk.php Here's a video on another new engine that could potentially threaten market disruption: https://youtu.be/RNy6dL3UqDs?si=Y2uIAgqg7gflM7qn Also checkout this video covering the design decisions of WWII V-12's: https://youtu.be/Tz8vTnl-pAU Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lets_go_aviate/ Chapters: 00:00 The Deltahawk is One Step Ahead 01:35 The 2-Stroke Advantage & Differences 05:38 Compression Ignition (Diesel) vs Spark Ignition (Petrol) 07:51 Direct-Drive (dis)advantage? 10:00 V4 Engine Balance 13:53 Synergy 15:03 Other Specs & Features Image credits: 4 stoke animation-Author Zephyris (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) red arrows overlaid 2 stroke animation-Author A. Schierwagen (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) no changes I4 valves-Author trnsz (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) no changes Cambelt-Author Oto Godfrey (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) no changes OHValetrain-Author IJB TA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) added red arrows Ducati V-Twin-Author Desmodromico (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) no changes Golf cam-Author Nathanael Burton (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/) added red square over cam IO-540-Author Cliff (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en) no changes O-200-Author YSSYguy (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) no changes Boxer4Animation-Author MichaelFrey (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) overlaid arrows, rotated, cropped V6Animation-Author AngeTheGreat (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) overlaid arrows, zoom & cropped CCB-Author Werntec (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) no changes Crankshaft-Author Georg Fischer Automotive AG (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) overlaid arrows Conrod-Author Flytime.ir (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) overlaid arrows Inline3-Author MichaelFrey (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) cropped Inline4-Author MichaelFrey (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) cropped Air BP-Author Bob Adams (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en) no changes Continental CD-230-Author FlugKerl2 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) no changes GSO-480-Author Hunini (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) overlaid red box Centaurus reduction-Author Andy Dingley (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) no changes C90-Author Triple-green (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en) no changes Adept 320T-Author FlugKerl2 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) no changes Centurion 4.0 Author Stahlkocher (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) no changes Turbo-Author Panoha (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) no changes Oil icon-Author Freepik (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en) no changes Air icon-Author Daniel Bruce (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) no changes Camshaft-Author Stahlkocher (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) no changes Thielert 4.0-Author Stahlkocher (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) no changes