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CAM 100
Type Piston aircraft engine
National origin Canada
Manufacturer Firewall Forward Aero Engines

The Firewall Forward CAM 100 is a 100 hp (75 kW) four-cylinder, four-stroke liquid-cooled piston aircraft engine built by Firewall Forward Aero Engines.[1] Originally designed and built by Canadian Airmotive as the CAM 100 and later marketed by The Cam-Fire Engine Group,[2] it is based on a Honda Civic automotive piston engine.[3]

Applications

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Specifications (CAM 100)

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Data from World Directory of Leisure Aviation[1] & Firewell Forward Aero Engines[3]

General characteristics

  • Type: Four-cylinder, four-stroke piston engine
  • Bore: 74 mm (3.07 in)
  • Stroke: 86.5 mm (3.41 in)
  • Displacement: 1488 cm3 (90.7 cu in)
  • Length: 32 inches (810 mm)
  • Width: 19.5 inches (500 mm)
  • Height: 25 inches (640 mm)
  • Dry weight: 226.2 pounds (102.6 kg)

Components

  • Valvetrain: overhead camshaft
  • Fuel type: 90 Octane petrol or 100LL aviation petrol
  • Cooling system: Uses a water-glycol mixture with a camshaft belt driven water pump.
  • Reduction gear: 2.4:1 reduction ratio (6,000 rpm engine, 2,500 rpm propeller).
  • Starting system Electric gear reduction starter.

Performance

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2005/2006. Ivy-sur-Seine, France: Editions Retine. 2005. ISSN 1368-485X.
  2. ^ Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 70. BAI Communications. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
  3. ^ a b "CAM 100 Specifications". Firewell Forward Aero Engines. Archived from the original on 2010-10-30. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
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