Welch O-2

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O-2
TypeHorizontally Opposed Piston Engine
National origin United States
ManufacturerOrin Welch Aircraft Company
Designed byOrin Moore Welch
First run1931
Major applications Welch OW-7M
Number built7

The Welch O-2 is a light two-cylinder engine developed for the Welch OW-7M series of aircraft. [1]

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Specifications (O-2)

General characteristics

Flat twin engine horizontally-opposed two-cylinder piston engine

A flat-twin is a two-cylinder internal combustion engine with the cylinders on opposite sides of the crankshaft. It is a flat engine with two cylinders. Used in motorcycles for more than a century, flat-twins have also been used in automobiles, light aircraft, stationary powerplants, and household appliances.

Components

Performance

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.

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References

  1. Jerry Bates (July 1998). "The Welch Monoplane". Skyways.