Aircraft engine, alteration vw tyre iv, porsche 914 encine conversion general VW engine in the sky Since then, as in postwar Germany has begun mass production of the famous car "Volkswagen Beetle", his boxer four-cylinder air-cooled engine attracts the attention of designers light aircraft around the world. Before enumerating the merits of VW, first about its history. Well, what a VW? The engine is air version of the famous VW Beetle car engine and is designed for use on ultralight and experimental aircraft. It can be considered a precursor to Continental A-65 with capacity of 65 liters. p. and weighing 80 kilograms. He stood on such famous planes like Piper Cub, Taylorcraft, flying today. This motor was produced in 1937 and was discontinued in 1970. And since the 60s until the "Rotax 912" in America alternative motor VW was not! He attended all the aircraft where needed capacity less than 100 liters. p. That is to say, micro-Lycoming. Until now it fly almost all American amateur-built aircraft. There he was called - Beetle (Beetle). Also, a lot of them in Australia. Their number is difficult to estimate. Increasingly, VW appears for delta. Operating experience in aircraft exceeds 40 years. Flying "Bug" can be purchased unassembled from the American firm GPAS. DIY - kit-set! This engine is remarkably similar to the classic four-oppositi "Lycoming" and "Continental", and not only in appearance. "Beetle" is working in the same, the best, the rev range. This allows the propeller By direct-tively on knee-chaty shaft, and also provides low fuel consumption and long life. The engine is surprisingly simple as it can be simple four-four-tyrehtsilindrovy engine. " Drawings Aircraft engine ". Drawings in pdf, you can easily print on your home printer and build your plane. Files will be sent to the CD drive.