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Moller International's Rotapower Engine Achieves Performance Breakthrough Using Ethanol-Water Mix

Moller International (personal aircraft) has successfully tested its Rotapower® rotary engine using a fuel composed of 70% ethanol and 30% water, giving a number of advantages including reduced fire hazard, reduced emissions, improved fuel economy and engine power.

DAVIS, CA, USA -- Moller International (OTCBB:MLER) has successfully tested its Rotapower® rotary engine using a fuel composed of 70% ethanol and 30% water.

The Rotapower engine is a key component in the future deployment of the Company’s volantor aircraft including the M200E and M200G models (see www.moller.com), anticipated to enter the market in 2008.

This fuel mixture had a number of remarkable advantages when used as a volantor fuel including:

Reduced fire hazard since it is nearly incombustible outside the engine.
Reduced emissions to well below the Super Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle (SULEV) standard set by the California Air Resources Board.
Improved fuel consumption through the use of a higher compression ratio possible with the fuel’s high octane rating.
Significantly increased engine power through the fuel’s cooling effect on the incoming fuel/air charge.
The Rotapower engine in the volantor and other applications is able to achieve nearly emissions-free performance while producing nearly two horsepower for every pound of engine weight. Only a turbine engine can match this power to weight ratio, but at a cost that is over twenty times higher ($25 per horsepower versus $500+ per horsepower for this engine power range).Once private air travel was the exclusive preserve of the rich and famous. Sadly, it still is, unless you happen to have the lion's share of half a million lying dormant in your bank account. The Skycar, though, has whipped the Firebox team into a collective frenzy with its vertical take off capability and vaguely enticing 380Mph top speed.

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