Aerodiesel engine

摘要

The present invention is an aero engine that is provided with compression combustion and weighs less than 725 lbs. The present invention is further a method of forming the aero engine.

主权项

1. An engine, comprising:
compression ignition and having a flat, opposed eight cylinder arrangement with four cylinders in a first bank and four cylinders in an opposed second bank, the first bank and the second bank separated by a vee angle of 180 degrees; and a crankshaft, having four crankpins and being configured such that opposing pistons from each bank are coupled to the same crankpin, wherein the four cylinders in the first bank are numbered 1 through 4 commencing at an end of the engine and the four cylinders in the second bank are numbered 5 through 8 commencing at the same end of the engine and the firing order is 1-7-5-3-6-4-2-8.