The Verner Scarlett 7H is a
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aircraft
radial engine
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, designed and produced by
Verner Motor
Verner Motor is a Czech aircraft engine manufacturer based in Šumperk. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of piston engines for homebuilt and ultralight aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory o ...
of
Šumperk
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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 262-263. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ]
By April 2018 the engine was no longer advertised on the company website and seems to be out of production.
Design and development
The engine is a
four-stroke, seven-cylinder
radial
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, displacement, air-cooled, direct-drive, gasoline engine design. It employs
electronic ignition
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and produces at 2300 rpm, with a
compression ratio of 7.3:1.
Specifications (Scarlett 7H)
See also
References
External links
Official website archiveson
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