The Stratus EJ 22 is an American
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 ...
, produced by
Stratus 2000 of
Corvallis, Oregon
Corvallis ( ) is a city and the county seat of Benton County in central western Oregon, United States. It is the principal city of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Benton County. As of the 2020 United ...
for use in
homebuilt aircraft.
[Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', pages 240-243. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X]
Design and development
The engine is based upon the
Subaru EJ 22 automotive engine. It 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 ...
, , liquid-cooled, gasoline engine design, with a belt-type
reduction drive with a reduction ratio of 2.2:1. It employs
electronic ignition and produces at 5900 rpm.
The company seems to have gone out of business about 2008 and production ended.
Specifications (EJ 22)
See also
References
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Stratus aircraft engines
1990s aircraft piston engines