The LOM M132 is a
Czech
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aircraft engine
An aircraft engine, often referred to as an aero engine, is the power component of an aircraft propulsion system. Most aircraft engines are either piston engines or gas turbines, although a few have been rocket powered and in recent years many ...
, designed and produced by
LOM Praha (Letecke Opravny Malesice, Praha) of
Prague
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for use in
light aircraft
A light aircraft is an aircraft that has a maximum gross takeoff weight of or less.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition'', page 308. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997.
Light aircraft are used as utility aircraft c ...
.
[Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', pages 258-259. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ]
Design and development
The engine is a four-cylinder
four-stroke
A four-stroke (also four-cycle) engine is an internal combustion (IC) engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes while turning the crankshaft. A stroke refers to the full travel of the piston along the cylinder, in either directio ...
,
in-line, displacement, air-cooled, direct drive gasoline engine design. It employs dual
magneto
A magneto is an electrical generator that uses permanent magnets to produce periodic pulses of alternating current. Unlike a dynamo, a magneto does not contain a commutator to produce direct current. It is categorized as a form of alternator, ...
ignition and produces for take-off at 2700 rpm, with a
compression ratio
The compression ratio is the ratio between the volume of the cylinder and combustion chamber in an internal combustion engine at their maximum and minimum values.
A fundamental specification for such engines, it is measured two ways: the stati ...
of 6.3.
Variants
;M132A
:Model for limited aerobatics, to a maximum of 5 seconds inverted flight.
;M132AK
:Model for advanced aerobatics, including inverted flight.
Applications
*
Fisher R-80 Tiger Moth
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Specifications (M132A)
See also
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.pistovemotory.cz/en/m132a-m132ak
LOM Praha aircraft engines
Air-cooled aircraft piston engines
2000s aircraft piston engines