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jamesqf · 05-12-2016, 01:45 PM

If diesels are more efficient than gas turbines, then why are there many gas turbine-powered generating plants, while diesels are only a niche application, mostly for backup & emergency power? And why are there so few diesel-engined airplanes?

05-12-2016, 01:45 PM	#15 (permalink)
jamesqf Master EcoModder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 5,209 Thanks: 225 Thanked 811 Times in 594 Posts	If diesels are more efficient than gas turbines, then why are there many gas turbine-powered generating plants, while diesels are only a niche application, mostly for backup & emergency power? And why are there so few diesel-engined airplanes?