LOM M132

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Type Aircraft engine
National origin Czech Republic
Manufacturer LOM Praha s.p.
Unit cost US$11,000 (2015)

The LOM M132 is a Czech aircraft engine, designed and produced by LOM Praha (Letecke Opravny Malesice, Praha) of Prague for use in light aircraft. [1]

Czech Republic Country in Central Europe

The Czech Republic, also known by its short-form name, Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west, Austria to the south, Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast. The Czech Republic covers an area of 78,866 square kilometres (30,450 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental climate and oceanic climate. It is a unitary parliamentary republic, with 10.6 million inhabitants; its capital and largest city is Prague, with 1.3 million residents. Other major cities are Brno, Ostrava, Olomouc and Pilsen. The Czech Republic is a member of the European Union (EU), NATO, the OECD, the United Nations, the OSCE, and the Council of Europe.

Aircraft engine Engine designed for use in powered aircraft

An aircraft engine is a component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines, except for small multicopter UAVs which are almost always electric aircraft.

Prague Capital city of the Czech Republic

Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, the 14th largest city in the European Union and the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 2.6 million. The city has a temperate climate, with warm summers and chilly winters.

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Design and development

The engine is a four-cylinder four-stroke, in-line, 3,980 cc (242.9 cu in) displacement, air-cooled, direct drive gasoline engine design. It employs dual magneto ignition and produces 90 kW (121 hp) for take-off at 2700 rpm, with a compression ratio of 6.3. [1] [2]

Inline engine (aeronautics) Reciprocating engine arranged with cylinders in banks aligned with the crankshaft

In aviation, an inline engine is a reciprocating engine with banks of cylinders, one behind another, rather than rows of cylinders, with each bank having any number of cylinders, but rarely more than six.

Ignition magneto electricity-producing device

An ignition magneto, or high tension magneto, is a magneto that provides current for the ignition system of a spark-ignition engine, such as a petrol engine. It produces pulses of high voltage for the spark plugs. The older term tension means voltage.

Compression ratio the ratio of the volume of a combustion chamber from its largest capacity to its smallest capacity

The static compression ratio,, of an internal combustion engine or external combustion engine is a value that represents the ratio of the volume of its combustion chamber from its largest capacity to its smallest capacity. It is a fundamental specification for many common combustion engines.

Variants

M132A
Model for limited aerobatics, to a maximum of 5 seconds inverted flight. [1] [2]
M132AK
Model for advanced aerobatics, including inverted flight. [1] [2]

Applications

Specifications (M132A)

Data from Tacke and manufacturer [1] [2]

General characteristics

Components

Propeller speed reduction unit

A propeller speed reduction unit is a gearbox or a belt and pulley device used to reduce the output revolutions per minute (rpm) from the higher input rpm of the powerplant. This allows the use of small displacement internal combustion automotive engines to turn aircraft propellers within an efficient speed range.

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, pages 258-259. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN   1368-485X
  2. 1 2 3 4 LOM Praha. "M132A / M132AK". www.pistovemotory.cz. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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