{"id":13722,"date":"2016-12-08T18:14:39","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T17:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dg-flugzeugbau.de\/en\/?page_id=13722"},"modified":"2017-10-13T15:41:20","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T13:41:20","slug":"dei-nt-simply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dg-aviation.de\/en\/library\/dei-nt-simply","title":{"rendered":"DEI-NT – “Simply Flying!”"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEI-NT – DG Flugzeugbau’s engine control unit with new technology<\/h4>\n

The DEI has almost become a hallmark for DG. Since the introduction of motorgliders, i.e. since the first DG-400 in 1982, the Digital Engine Indicator has been an engine control system unique to DG. In the early days the unit consisted mainly of relays and worked on electro-mechanical principles. Later on we started using a small computer with a separate electronic box which controlled the high starter currents. You might have seen the detailed reports about the system. As ever, our company’s motto was:<\/p>\n

Make it as easy as possible – for the pilot, not necessarily for the manufacturer!<\/h3>\n

However, electronics in particular have undergone an impressive evolution since then, which prompted us to subject the DEI to a major overhaul and apply the above-mentioned motto even more rigorously.<\/p>\n

The new DEI with the latest technology encompasses above all the two following leading principles:<\/p>\n