Arrow SNC was an Italian aircraft engine

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based in

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. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of

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engines for

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and

homebuilt aircraft Homebuilt aircraft, also known as amateur-built aircraft or kit planes, are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity. These aircraft may be constructed from "scratch", from plans, or from assembly kits.Armstrong, Kenn ...

. The company is no longer in business.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page G-1 Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 70. BAI Communications. The company developed a series of engines that were of a modular design, with the same pistons, cylinders and gearboxes, but using different crankcases. These were assembled into single, twin and four-cylinder engines named for their displacements in

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s. The single cylinder Arrow 250 has a displacement of and puts out . From the 250 was developed the Arrow 270 AC, which has a displacement of and puts out . The twin cylinder

Arrow 500 The Arrow 500 is a twin-cylinder, horizontally opposed, two-stroke, single or dual ignition, aircraft engine that was designed for ultralight aircraft by Arrow SNC of Italy.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page ...

has a displacement of and puts out , while the four-cylinder

Arrow 1000 The Arrow 1000 is a four-cylinder, horizontally opposed, two-stroke, single- or dual-ignition, aircraft engine that was designed for float-equipped ultralight aircraft by Arrow SNC of Italy.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' ...

has a displacement of and puts out . At one time the company did have a North American distributor in

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Engines

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{{Arrow SNC Defunct aircraft engine manufacturers of Italy Ultralight aircraft Homebuilt aircraft