[1] The design is a four-cylinder, two-stroke, piston diesel engine, in an inverted-V configuration, with turbocharging and supercharging, mechanical fuel injection, liquid cooling, direct drive.
The manufacturer claims that it has "40 percent fewer moving parts than other engines in its category.
"[1][2] In 2014, a DH180 was installed and demonstrated at the EAA Airventure airshow on a Cirrus SR20.
[3] The engine received its type certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration on April 7, 2023, with first customer deliveries planned for 2024.
[1][2][4] The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration selected the engine for their Subsonic Single Aft Engine Aircraft scale flight test vehicle.