The LSA-Engines LSA850 is a family of

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aircraft engines, produced by LSA-Engines of

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for use in light-sport aircraft.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', pages 258-259. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.

Design and development

Introduced in 2015, the LSA850 series is based upon the Weber Motor MPE 850. The LSA850 is a twin-cylinder four-stroke

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, in-line, displacement, liquid-cooled, gasoline engine design, with a

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mechanical gearbox

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with a reduction ratio of 3.33:1. It employs

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and has a compression ratio of 9:1.

Variants

;LSA850-105 :Model with a power output of at 7250 rpm ;LSA850-130 :Model with a power output of at 7500 rpm

Applications

* Carplane GmbH Carplane

Specifications (LSA850-130)

References

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