Vulcanair Aircraft, a highly respected manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, has entered a collaborative relationship with DeltaHawk Engines, builders of the revolutionary FAA-certified DHK jet-fueled piston engines to begin the development and certification process through FAA and EASA for installation of DeltaHawk’s engine into Vulcanair’s aircraft offerings.
An agreement between the two companies has been signed and sharing of engineering data and technical resources is now underway to incorporate in Vulcanair’s production of new V1 aircraft first, followed by the P.68 and A-Viator platforms.
Global availability of Jet Fuel offers opportunities for this platform to be sold where AvGas is being or has been phased out. Flight Schools, who are very sensitive to operational costs, also benefit from lower cost of ownership via maintenance and lower fuel consumption savings as well as lower Jet-Fuel prices
over other options. In addition, the altitude performance of this engine will enable higher density operations to continue normally, even on hot days.
Michael E. McMann, VP Sales & Marketing of Vulcanair Aircraft US Distributor Ameravia, said, “Installation of the DHK engine in the V1 and P-68 platforms will expand the market not only because of
lower cost of operation but also because of fuel availability concerns. DeltaHawk’s highly innovative engine technology is already setting new standards for what a modern General Aviation engine should be, and we are excited about what this technology will bring to V1 performance and cost of operation.”
Christopher Ruud, Chief Executive Officer of DeltaHawk added “We are very excited about our formal collaboration with Vulcanair, and we anticipate the DHK engine in these aircraft will be a huge success in the training and international markets. In addition, this is a great step towards expanding General Aviation market while ensuring and improving environmental sustainability.”
Following FAA certification of the DHK180 last year, flights of the new engine in factory aircraft have been ongoing at DeltaHawk’s manufacturing and flight test facility in Racine, Wisconsin, along with work by the company’s quality and operations teams in preparation for production of integrated firewall forward engine packages. In addition, DeltaHawk has previously announced 200 and 235 hp DHK engines well.
About Vulcanair Aircraft
Vulcanair Aircraft is providing the world with multiple special purpose aircraft: the V1.0 single-engine training aircraft: the twin-engine P68 series of aircraft with five, now six models for specific missions and the A-Viator twin-engine currently turbo-prop larger cabin, 8 to 11 passenger or cargo aircraft. The first aircraft to be modified for the DeltaHawk engine is the V1.0. The aircraft is designed under Part 23 to be extremely rugged and economical aircraft, with no landing gear issues to date and no FAA ADs.It is also designed to be the easiest and least costly training aircraft to maintain. Adding the option of the DeltaHawk engine for this aircraft will greatly enhance our efforts to meet these goals. Vulcanair also announced earlier this year that Vulcanair-North American, Inc. based in Elizabeth Town, NC has been formed to produce Vulcanair aircraft for the American markets. For more information about Vulcanair go to: www.vulcanair.com or for the U.S. contact Ameravia, Inc. the distributor for Vulcanair at 305-338-7979 or email Mike@ameraviainc.com.
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