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[EDMO 1078]

4A084 engine - 4 cyl air-cooled aircraft engine:   Anyone know anything about them?  HP?   Is this some military designation?   EDMO

[1avidflyer 1983]

They are a miniature Continental in  away.  Used in army generators for the most part.  Lots of parts available.  Some feel they are better than a half volkswagon engine.  HP is perhaps 40 at the most, although some may claim more.   JImChuk

[lostman 198]

Some will also say they don't develop the 40 HP they are rated at, plus they are HEAVY. I know one guy that put it on an ultralight, then after a couple flights pitched it in favor of a lighter engine. It just wouldn't work with the power to weight ratio he was going for. They were a generator as far as I know. I haven't heard them used for anything else. There used to be a lot of them for sale. Haven't seen many in the past few years.

[akflyer 1427]

the mini airboat guys are buying them up.  Seems to be a good following with them

 

[EDMO 1078]

Some guy had two of them for sale on ebay - that's why I was asking.  I had never heard of that engine.  EDMO

Edited 24 Oct 2016 by EDMO

[Av8r3400 1179]

There's at least one of these for sale in the Ultralight Barn at Airventure every year.  Most times complete with the Gen-Set.

Heavy.  Real Heavy, but lenty of torque.  They are a low rpm torquey engine, low on HP, like the normal Lyco-nental-saurus engines.

 

I did see an interesting APU in the fly-mart.  A Lawrance Radial 5 cylinder engine out of a B29.  37hp at 4000 rpm.

 

[1avidflyer 1983]

Quite a few videos on utube of them in planes.  JImChuk