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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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
SMA Engines (Société de Motorisations Aéronautiques) is a French manufacturer of diesel engines for light aircraft, located in Bourges.A subsidiary of Safran, SMA engine production is currently limited to one model, the SMA SR305-230, which has received a Supplemental Type Certificate for installation in the Cessna 182Q and R. [1]
The General Electric T58 is an American turboshaft engine developed for helicopter use. First run in 1955, it remained in production until 1984, by which time some 6,300 units had been built. First run in 1955, it remained in production until 1984, by which time some 6,300 units had been built.