The Motorav 2.6 R is a Brazilian
aircraft engine, designed and produced by
Motorav of
Bocaiúva Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...
for use in
ultralight
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and
homebuilt aircraft
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.
[Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', pages 260-261. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ]
Design and development
The engine is a four-cylinder
four-stroke,
horizontally-opposed
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, displacement, air-cooled, direct-drive, gasoline engine design. It employs
capacitor discharge ignition
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and produces at 2800 rpm.
Specifications (2.6 R)
See also
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.motorav.com
Motorav aircraft engines
Air-cooled aircraft piston engines
2010s aircraft piston engines