UL520i
Type Aircraft engine
National origin Belgium
Manufacturer ULPower

The ULPower UL520i is a Belgian aircraft engine, designed and produced by ULPower Aero Engines of Geluveld for use in homebuilt aircraft.[1]

Design and development

The engine is a six-cylinder four-stroke, horizontally-opposed, 5,254 cc (320.6 cu in) displacement, air-cooled, direct-drive, gasoline engine design. It employs dual electronic ignition and produces 180 to 200 hp (134 to 149 kW) at 3300 rpm.[1]

Variants

UL520i
Base model with fuel injection and a compression ratio of 8:1, producing 180 hp (134 kW) at 3300 rpm[1][2]
UL520iS
Model with 8.7:1 compression ratio, fuel injection, producing 200 hp (149 kW) at 3300 rpm[3]
UL520iST
Model under development, fuel injection, turbo-normalizer, producing 220 hp (164 kW) at 2700 rpm sea level[4]
UL520iSA
Inverted oil system version of the UL520iS, producing 200 hp (149 kW) at 3300 rpm[5]
UL520iHPS
Model under development[6]
UL520iSRR
Model with reversed rotation, 8.7:1 compression ratio, fuel injection, producing 200 hp (149 kW) at 3300 rpm[7]

Applications

Specifications (UL520i)

Data from Tacke and manufacturer[1][2]

General characteristics

  • Type: Six-cylinder, four-stroke aircraft engine
  • Bore: 105.6 mm (4.2 in)
  • Stroke: 100 mm (3.9 in)
  • Displacement: 5,254 cc (320.6 cu in)
  • Length: 723 mm (28.5 in)
  • Width: 736 mm (29.0 in)
  • Height: 472 mm (18.6 in)
  • Dry weight: 108 kg (238.1 lb), ready to fly

Components

  • Fuel system: fuel injection
  • Fuel type: gasoline
  • Cooling system: air
  • Reduction gear: none

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, pages 262-263. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. 1 2 ULPower Aero Engines. "UL520i". ulpower.com. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  3. ↑ ULPower Aero Engines. "UL520iS". ulpower.com. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Eddy (26 February 2020). "ULPower Aero Engines presents prototype UL520iSTurbo at Sun n Fun and Aero Friedrichshafen". ulpower.news. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  5. ↑ ULPower Aero Engines. "UL520iSA". ulpower.com. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  6. ↑ ULPower Aero Engines. "UL520iHPS". ulpower.com. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  7. ↑ ULPower Aero Engines. "UL520iSRR". ulpower.com. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Aircraft". www.darkaero.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.