Firewall Forward CAM 100

CAM 100
Type	Piston aircraft engine
National origin	Canada
Manufacturer	Firewall Forward Aero Engines
Unit cost	8,450 USD (2005)

The Firewall Forward CAM 100 is a 100 hp (75 kW) four-cylinder, four-stroke liquid-cooled piston aircraft engine built by Firewall Forward Aero Engines.^[1] Originally designed and built by Canadian Airmotive as the CAM 100 and later marketed by The Cam-Fire Engine Group,^[2] it is based on a Honda Civic automotive piston engine.^[3]

1 Applications
2 Specifications (CAM 100)
3 See also
4 References
- 4.1 Notes
5 External links

Applications

Specifications (CAM 100)

Data from World Directory of Leisure Aviation^[1] & Firewell Forward Aero Engines^[3]

General characteristics

Type: Four-cylinder, four-stroke piston engine
Bore: 74 mm (3.07 in)
Stroke: 86.5 mm (3.41 in)
Displacement: 1488 cm₃ (90.7 cu in)
Length: 32 inches (810 mm)
Width: 19.5 inches (500 mm)
Height: 25 inches (640 mm)
Dry weight: 226.2 pounds (102.6 kg)

Components

Valvetrain: overhead camshaft
Fuel type: 90 Octane petrol or 100LL aviation petrol
Cooling system: Uses a water-glycol mixture with a camshaft belt driven water pump.
Reduction gear: 2.4:1 reduction ratio (6,000 rpm engine, 2,500 rpm propeller).
Starting system Electric gear reduction starter.

Performance

Power output: 100hp (74.6 kW) at propeller flange.
Specific power: 130 kW/L (1.10 hp/cu in)
Compression ratio: 9.6:1
Specific fuel consumption: 0.43 lb/bhp/hr at 80% power

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b World Directory of Leisure Aviation. Ivy-sur-Seine, France: Editions Retine. 2005/2006. ISSN 1368-485X.
^ Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 70. BAI Communications. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
^ ^a ^b "CAM 100 Specifications". Firewell Forward Aero Engines. http://www.firewall.ca/cam100.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-12.

External links

Firewall Forward Aero Engines

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