New Richmond, WI – EPS Diesel expects to complete the FAA Certification process by the end of this year for their Graflight 8 engine. Their work toward a Type Certificate has been layered with the process that will lead to a Production Certificate. Concurrently, EPS has been expanding their facilities. The latest addition is a two-story hangar at the New Richmond Regional Airport (KRNH) that adds a total of nearly 15,000 square feet to the 9,000 square foot hangar they started with. The new structure is intended to be used for engine testing and for developing STCs for existing aircraft models. The facility will host state of the art AC dynamometers and data acquisition systems (DAQ). The new addition also has outdoor test capabilities providing propeller test stands fully equipped with data acquisition systems and space for EPS’s novel mobile engine test laboratory (METL).
Earlier this year the administrative staff moved into a new, larger office space. EPS also has a fourth facility that has been used for concept and conforming engine assembly. Later this year, the company will break ground for a new manufacturing building that will be set up for producing certified engines.
After a two-year hiatus, EPS plans to visit AirVenture where they will occupy exhibit spaces 16 and 17, just west of Exhibit Building C. EPS President Michael Fuchs and VP Steven Weinzierl, who founded the company 11 years ago, will be presenting three forums during AirVenture. The two engineers, who represent over 40 years of developmental experience in engines, have developed a “clean sheet design”, intended exclusively for aviation. With this new project they have introduced a wide range of innovations, including a patented glow plug, a new firing order, a carbon/steel crankcase and software that will monitor all engine functions.
The Graflight 8 diesel engine, with a range of 320 – 420 hp, will allow owners to fly cheaper, go farther, fly faster or carry more load, and fly in geographic areas lacking avgas infrastructure. With its “Flat Vee” configuration, the engine will fit many legacy single or twin engine aircraft.
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