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The engine series are all four-cylinder four-stroke, horizontally-opposed, air-cooled, Volkswagen automotive conversion gasoline engines, with direct-drive. They employ magneto ignition systems and, depending on the model, produce 55 to 80 hp (41 to 60 kW) at 3600 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.0:1. They use a geared electric starter.
Great Plains has been selling and manufacturing conversions of VW engines since circa 1982. Among their offerings is the Great Plains Type 1 Front Drive engine series. [2] Great Plains also helds the rights to the Sonerai series of aircraft designed by John Monnett until 2015, when they were acquired by Sonerai Works LLC, of Franksville, Wisconsin.
The SMA SR305-230 is an air/oil-cooled, horizontally opposed, four-cylinder, four-stroke, diesel piston aircraft engine producing 170 kW (227 hp). The engine is manufactured by SMA Engines, and is currently the only product of this French company. The engine is offered as a conversion package for the Cessna 182.
This Orenda OE600 V8 engine is in the Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum near Halifax, NS. Canada. Early testing and development took place at the Shadow racing team facility in Marina, CA, near Monterey. The result, known as the Thunder Engine, was shown around the general aviation market during the 1980s. In about 1986, BKM, an automotive R&D ...
General Electric Company, doing business as GE Aerospace, [5] is an American aircraft engine supplier that is headquartered in Evendale, Ohio, outside Cincinnati.It is the legal successor to the original General Electric Company founded in 1892, which split into three separate companies between November 2021 and April 2024, adopting the trade name GE Aerospace after divesting its healthcare ...
The design is a 320–450 hp (240–340 kW), 4.3-liter engine with steel pistons, connecting rods, and crankcase to improve reliability. At 650 lb (290 kg), it weighs 40 to 50 lb (18 to 23 kg) more than a conventional aircraft engine, not including the 30 lb (14 kg) radiator for cooling.
Special variant for paradrop aircraft, used on the Do 28 and some Finist conversions. M601D-11 Agricultural and paradrop variant with a higher Time Between Overhaul of up to 1800 hours. M601D-11NZ Downrated variant for use in the FU-24 Fletcher. M601E Developed for the Let L410UVP-E. M601E-11 General use engine with sub-variants of differing ...
Data from World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12 General characteristics Type: Four-cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally-opposed, aircraft piston engine Bore: 92 mm (3.6 in) Stroke: 82 mm (3.2 in) Displacement: 2,180 cc (133.0 cu in) Length: 762 mm (30.0 in) Width: 343 mm (13.5 in) Height: 616 mm (24.3 in) Dry weight: 76 kg (167.6 lb) Components Cooling system: Air-cooled Performance Power ...