The Pegasus PAL 95 is a twin cylinder,
horizontally opposed
A flat engine is a piston engine where the cylinders are located on either side of a central crankshaft. Flat engines are also known as horizontally opposed engines, however this is distinct from the less common opposed-piston engine design, wh ...
aircraft engine that was developed by
Pegasus Aviation (NZ) Ltd of
New Zealand
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for use in
ultralight aircraft
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. The engine is no longer available.
[Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page G-9 Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ]
Development
Designed to fill a similar market segment as the similar configuration and output
HKS 700E
The HKS 700E is a twin-cylinder, horizontally opposed, four stroke, carburetted aircraft engine, designed for use on ultralight aircraft, powered parachutes and ultralight trikes. The engine is manufactured by HKS, a Japanese company noted for ...
, the PAL 95 produces at 5200 rpm.
The PAL 95 has a computer-controlled engine management system that controls both the
fuel injection
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All comp ...
system and the ignition timing, giving automatic altitude-compensated mixture control. The pistons are forged and ceramic coated. The intake valves are made from nickel-steel and the exhaust valves from
stainless steel
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. The engine was supplied with an electric starter and an exhaust system by the factory as standard equipment.
Speed reduction is via a standard twin cog-belt system, with harmonic dampening on the crankshaft pulley. The initial
TBO was estimated by the manufacturer as 1500 hours.
Specifications (PAL 95)
See also
References
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