The Ava 4A was a low power flat-four ( boxer engine) developed for very light aircraft in

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in the 1930s. It was used by several prototypes and at least one production series.

Design and development

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s. He also designed a two stroke

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flat-four, which was built under licence at ''L'agence general moteurs "Ava"'' by Jean Aubry of the ''Société J. Thibault, G Aubry et Cie'', alloy metal specialists, as the Ava 4A. It only produced and was intended to power small, low cost, single seat aircraft, replacing the aging Anzanis and completing with the French Mengin Type B and the older British Bristol Cherub engines. The Ava 4A was on display at the November 1936 Paris Salon. It powered several prototypes and also the forty-six examples of the series production variant of the

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, the F.451.

Variants

;Ava 4A-00: , as described. ;Ava 4A-02: Identical to 4A-00 except for bore and increased compression, giving continuous power. Weight .

Applications

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* Druine D.30 Turbulent *

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* SFAN II * Starck AS90 New Look * Tipsy S

Survivors

A 4A-00 survives in a private collection and is sometimes exhibited on loan.

Specifications (4A-00)

References

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