Lutetia 4.C.02

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Lutetia 4.C.02
TypeAir-cooled, 90° V-4 two-stroke engine
National origin France
ManufacturerMoteurs Lutetia
DesignerMarcel Echard
First runc.1950

The Lutetia 4.C.02 was a small V-4 two-stroke engine designed soon after World War II and intended to power light aircraft.

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Design and development

Marcel Echard was an engine designer with a lifetime interest in two-strokes. His first such engine was built in 1911 and he began work on the 4.C.02 in 1949. By 1953 this engine had achieved its homologation and had been test-flown on a Jodel D.9. [1] The Briffaud GB-6 is the only known application, a one-off aircraft with a short life, though not because of its engine. [2]

Unusually for a two-stroke, the fuel/air mixture was compressed externally rather than in the crankcase. [1]

Applications

Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1953-54 [1]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bridgman, Leonard (1953). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1953-54. London: Sampson, Low, Marston and Co. Ltd. p. 327.
  2. Gaillard, Pierre (1990). Les Avions Francais de 1944 a 1964 (in French). Paris: Editions EPA. p. 158. ISBN   2 85120 350 9.