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Design and development

Based on Subaru

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s, the E6 series are all six cylinder, four-stroke, horizontally-opposed, liquid-cooled, gasoline engine designs, with mechanical gearbox

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and produce up to at 6000 rpm. The engine series was produced from 1994 until 2009, when the company went out of business in the

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Applications

The company's engines found a high degree of customer acceptance among owners of Van's Aircraft types, due to the completeness of the package provided and the low price. In 2003 it was reported that 298 engines had been sold to RV builders. Other applications: * Russian Gyroplanes Gyros-1 Farmer

Variants

;E6-3.0L : engine, that produces at 6500 rpm. ;E6-3.6L : engine, that produces at 6000 rpm.

Specifications (E6-3.0L)

References

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External links

Official website archives
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