Firewall Forward CAM 100
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The Firewall Forward CAM 100 is a {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} four-cylinder, four-stroke liquid-cooled piston aircraft engine built by Firewall Forward Aero Engines. Originally designed and built by Canadian Airmotive as the CAM 100 and later marketed by The Cam-Fire Engine Group,Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 70. BAI Communications. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}} it is based on a Honda Civic automotive piston engine.
Applications
- ARV Griffin
- Blue Yonder Merlin
- Denney Kitfox V
- Historical PZL P.11c
- Historical Ryan STA
- Midget Mustang{{Citation needed|date=August 2016}}
- Murphy Rebel
- Zenith Zodiac CH 601
Specifications (CAM 100)
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|ref=World Directory of Leisure Aviation & Firewell Forward Aero Engines
|type=Four-cylinder, four-stroke piston engine
|bore=74 mm (3.07 in)
|stroke=86.5 mm (3.41 in)
|displacement=1488 cm3 (90.7 cu in)
|length={{convert|32|in|mm}}
|diameter=
|width={{convert|19.5|in|mm}}
|height={{convert|25|in|mm}}
|weight={{convert|226.2|lb|kg}}
|valvetrain=overhead camshaft
|supercharger=
|turbocharger=
|fuelsystem=
|fueltype=90 Octane petrol or 100LL aviation petrol
|oilsystem=
|coolingsystem=Uses a water-glycol mixture with a camshaft belt driven water pump.
|power=100hp (74.6 kW) at propeller flange.
|specpower=130 kW/L (1.10 hp/cu in)
|compression=9.6:1
|fuelcon=
|specfuelcon=0.43 lb/bhp/hr at 80% power
|oilcon=
|power/weight=
|designer=
|reduction_gear=2.4:1 reduction ratio (6,000 rpm engine, 2,500 rpm propeller).
|general_other=
|components_other=Starting system Electric gear reduction starter.
|performance_other=
}}
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.firewall.ca Firewall Forward Aero Engines]