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By May 2006, Limbach had produced more than 6000 engines. [2] The engines are certified according to CS-22 Subpart H [3] for use in motorgliders, CS-LSA [4] and CS-VLA [5] type of aircraft. Most Limbach engines are based on the Volkswagen flat-4 boxer unit with displacement of up to 2.4 liters, and up to 160 BHP in the turbocharged model.
The Sergant A was a French 4-cylinder, air-cooled, upright inline piston engine with a maximum output of 7.5 kW (10 hp), designed to meet the needs of the very small and light single seat sports aircraft of the early 1920s. It was used by at least ten different types.
The Continental O-170 engine is the collective military designation for a family of small aircraft engines, known under the company designation of A50, A65, A75 and A80. The line was designed and built by Continental Motors commencing in the 1940s. It was employed as the powerplant for civil and military light aircraft. [1]
Smith Miniplane Smith Miniplane. The Smith DSA-1 Miniplane ("Darn Small Aeroplane", [1] [3] "Darned Small Airplane", [2] [4] or "Damn Small Airplane" [5]) is a single-seat, single-engine sport aircraft designed in the United States in the 1950s and marketed for home building.
An aircraft engine, often referred to as an aero engine, is the power component of an aircraft propulsion system. Aircraft using power components are referred to as powered flight. [1] Most aircraft engines are either piston engines or gas turbines, although a few have been rocket powered and in recent years many small UAVs have used electric ...
The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100 aircraft engine family is a series of 1,800 to 5,000 shaft horsepower (1,300 to 3,700 kW) turboprops manufactured by Pratt & Whitney Canada. Pratt & Whitney Canada dominates the turboprop market with 89% of the turboprop regional airliner installed base in 2016, leading GE Aviation and Allison Engine Company. [2]
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A pusher aircraft is a type of aircraft using propellers placed behind the engines. Pushers may be classified according to lifting surfaces layout (conventional or 3 surface, canard, joined wing, tailless and rotorcraft) as well as engine/propeller location and drive.