Firewall Forward CAM 100
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]
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
See also
- Related development
- Related lists
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "CAM 100 Specifications". Firewell Forward Aero Engines. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
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