May 11th, 2008, 12:35
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| Old Skool
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 3,166
|  Re: Fuses and the DA42 (Twinstar)
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Originally Posted by roundout  Yes, you are wrong. A glow plug is used to assist in starting by heating the cylinder walls to a temperature at which combustion can be supported. They come on, do their job, then turn off before you start the engine. In many modern diesels, including the engines on the DA42, the glowplugs come on briefly again after light-off to help with smoke, vibration, and noise, but then turn off for good.
The landing gear is on a CB accessible to the pilot. | Thanks. I knew it was something like that.
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