Video: How Austro Engines Are Made

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Monday, May 14, 2012 at 12:00 AM ET

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Austro converts a small portion of Daimler-Benz's daily OM640 diesel engine production into AE300 aerodiesel engines.
This transformation of car engines into airplane engines occurs at Austro's factory in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
The accompanying video features Austro's Peter Lietz explaining the process of converting the OM640 into an aerodiesel.

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Daimler-Benz makes about 1,500 OM640 diesel engines a day, and Austro diverts about 15 minutes worth of production to its factory in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, where it forms the core of the AE300 aerodiesel. In this video, Austro’s Peter Lietz takes us through how the company turns a car engine into an airplane engine.

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