The VIJA J-16Ti is a French
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
VIJA Aircraft Engines of
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...
for use in
ultralight and
homebuilt aircraft
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.
[Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', pages 262-263. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ]
The company was founded in 2004 and went out of business in about 2015, ending production.
Design and development
The engine is a
turbocharged
In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (often called a turbo) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases. It uses this energy to compress the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to pro ...
, 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, 16 valve, air-cooled,
fuel injected motorcycle conversion, petrol engine design, with a mechanical gearbox
reduction drive with a reduction ratio of 2.55:1. It employs
electronic ignition and produces at 7000 rpm.
Specifications (J-16Ti)
See also
References
External links
Official website archiveson
Archive.org
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