Honda-based Aircraft Engine - À suivre...
Posted: Sun 30 Jan, 2011 22:59
Eggenfellner Hondabased Aircraft Engine (Eggenfellner Aircraft Inc., Edgewater, Florida, www.eggenfellneraircraft.com)
Jan Eggenfellner surprised many at Sebring with his latest automobile engine conversion, which he simply calls the “Hondabased Aircraft Engine.” As in his past work with Subaru-based engines, Eggenfellner has found an automobile engine - this time the four-cylinder inline motor used in the new Honda Fit/Jazz – that has unique features that make it ideal for aircraft. According to Eggenfellner, the engine had been praised in leading car magazines for its ‘silky smooth’ operation, is used in Honda’s outboard marine motors, and has been chosen for the new Honda Fit racecar series.
The all-aluminum, liquid-cooled, fuel-injected Hondabased engine has a displacement of 91 cu-in (1497 cc), compression ratio of 10.4:1, weighs 199 pounds and sports dual Eggenfellner-designed “Aero ECU” electronic ignition as well as an Eggenfellner 2.33:1 gear reduction drive. The prototype develops 117 HP at 6,600 RPM, 88 HP at 4,900 RPM (75 percent max power) and has flown several hours on a CH601 HDS airframe.
Available for delivery in the summer of 2010, the engine conversion by itself sells for $12,000. A firewall forward-ready version will be offered for around $15,000. An engine conversion kit will also be offered for those who choose to obtain their own Fit engine. Given the Honda Fit’s mileage in excess of 30 mpg, the fuel efficiency of Eggenfellner’s Hondabased engine should prove to be attractive. (He also described to the author work on his delta-winged aircraft, the Eggenfellner E2B, simulations of which he has posted on YouTube.)
Jan Eggenfellner surprised many at Sebring with his latest automobile engine conversion, which he simply calls the “Hondabased Aircraft Engine.” As in his past work with Subaru-based engines, Eggenfellner has found an automobile engine - this time the four-cylinder inline motor used in the new Honda Fit/Jazz – that has unique features that make it ideal for aircraft. According to Eggenfellner, the engine had been praised in leading car magazines for its ‘silky smooth’ operation, is used in Honda’s outboard marine motors, and has been chosen for the new Honda Fit racecar series.
The all-aluminum, liquid-cooled, fuel-injected Hondabased engine has a displacement of 91 cu-in (1497 cc), compression ratio of 10.4:1, weighs 199 pounds and sports dual Eggenfellner-designed “Aero ECU” electronic ignition as well as an Eggenfellner 2.33:1 gear reduction drive. The prototype develops 117 HP at 6,600 RPM, 88 HP at 4,900 RPM (75 percent max power) and has flown several hours on a CH601 HDS airframe.
Available for delivery in the summer of 2010, the engine conversion by itself sells for $12,000. A firewall forward-ready version will be offered for around $15,000. An engine conversion kit will also be offered for those who choose to obtain their own Fit engine. Given the Honda Fit’s mileage in excess of 30 mpg, the fuel efficiency of Eggenfellner’s Hondabased engine should prove to be attractive. (He also described to the author work on his delta-winged aircraft, the Eggenfellner E2B, simulations of which he has posted on YouTube.)
