The Wankel AG LCR - 407 SGti is a German
Wankel
Wankel may refer to:
* Wankel engine, a type of internal combustion engine using an eccentric rotary design instead of reciprocating pistons
* Wankel AG, a German company that produces Wankel engines for ultralight aircraft and racing cars
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aircraft engine, designed and produced by
Wankel AG
Wankel AG is a German aircraft engine and automotive engine manufacturer based in Kirchberg, Saxony. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of Wankel engines for ultralight aircraft and also for kart racing cars.Tacke, Willi; Ma ...
of
Kirchberg, Saxony for use in
ultralight aircraft.
[Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', pages 262-263. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ]
Design and development
The LCR - 407 SGti engine is a single-rotor
four-stroke, displacement, liquid-cooled,
fuel injected
Fuel injection is the introduction of fuel in an internal combustion engine, most commonly automotive engines, by the means of an injector. This article focuses on fuel injection in reciprocating piston and Wankel rotary engines.
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, petrol, Wankel engine design, with a toothed poly V belt
reduction drive
A reduction drive is a mechanical device to shift rotational speed. A planetary reduction drive is a small scale version using ball bearings in an epicyclic arrangement instead of toothed gears.
Reduction drives are used in engines of all kinds ...
with a reduction ratio of 3:1. It employs dual
electronic ignition
An ignition system generates a spark or heats an electrode to a high temperature to ignite a fuel-air mixture in spark ignition internal combustion engines, oil-fired and gas-fired boilers, rocket engines, etc. The widest application for spark i ...
and produces at 6000 rpm.
Specifications (LCR - 407 SGti)
See also
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.wankel-ag.de/lcrflug_e.html
Wankel AG aircraft engines
Pistonless rotary engine