Diesel Air Dair 100

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Dair 100
Type Aircraft engine
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Diesel Air

The Diesel Air Dair 100 is a British diesel aircraft engine, designed and produced by Diesel Air of Olney, Buckinghamshire for use in airships and light aircraft.[1]

Design and development

The Dair 100 engine is a twin-cylinder two-stroke, horizontally-opposed, 1,810 cc (110.5 cu in) displacement, liquid-cooled, diesel engine direct drive design. It produces 100 hp (75 kW) at 2500 rpm, with a compression ratio of 18:1.[1]

Applications

Specifications (Dair 100)

Data from Tacke[1]

General characteristics

  • Type: Twin cylinder, two stroke diesel aircraft engine
  • Bore: 80 mm (3.1 in)
  • Stroke: 90 mm (3.5 in)
  • Displacement: 1,810 cc (110.5 cu in)
  • Length: 698 mm (27.5 in)
  • Width: 368 mm (14.5 in)
  • Height: 563 mm (22.2 in)
  • Dry weight: 93 kg (205.0 lb)

Components

Performance

See also

Related lists

References

  1. ^ a b c Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, pages 256-257. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ^ a b Diesel Air. "Various Pictures". www.dair.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

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