Nelson H-44 | |
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Type | Two-stroke aircraft engine |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Nelson Engine Company |
Designed by | Ted Nelson |
Major applications | Bowlus/Nelson Dragonfly |
Produced | circa 1947 |
The Nelson H-44 is an American single ignition, four-cylinder, horizontally opposed, direct drive, two-stroke aircraft engine that was developed by the Nelson Engine Company for use in motorgliders. [1]
The H-44 was designed in the period following the Second World War and a specially designed motor glider was created by Hawley Bowlus to utilize the engine, the Bowlus/Nelson Dragonfly. [1]
The engine was not certified. Under the CAR 5 regulations then in place in the US for gliders, a certified auxiliary power glider could be flown with a non-certified engine and propeller. The engine is instead described on the Dragonfly type certificate. [1]
The four-cylinder engine runs on a 12:1 mixture of 80 octane gasoline and SAE 30 oil. It is equipped with a single Carter WA1 carburetor and a recoil starter. [1]
Employed in the Dragonfly the H-44 proved underpowered, which led to the design of the H-49 version. The engine family was not a success and few were produced. [2] [3]
Data from FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet [1]
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