Hexadyne P60
{{Short description|American aircraft engine}}
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The Hexadyne P60 is an American aircraft engine, designed and produced by Hexatron Engineering of Salt Lake City, Utah for use in ultralight and homebuilt aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, pages 238-241. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
Design and development
The engine is a twin cylinder four-stroke, horizontally-opposed, {{convert|800|cc|cuin|1|abbr=on}}, air-cooled, gasoline engine design, with a mechanical gearbox spur gear reduction drive with a reduction ratio of 2.5:1. It employs electronic ignition and produces {{convert|60|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} continuous at 5750 rpm. The engine management system is a six-sensor computer and the engine is optimized to drive a {{convert|68|to|70|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} propeller.{{cite web|url=http://hexatronengineering.com/prod02.htm|title=Hexatron Product 2|work=hexatronengineering.com|accessdate=14 July 2015}}
The engine was initially displayed at AirVenture, Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 2001.
Applications
- Blue Yonder Merlin{{cite web|url=http://hexatronengineering.com/fire_wall_mounting_photos.htm|title=Hexadyne P60 Fire Wall Mounting|work=Hexatron Engineering|accessdate=15 July 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705025558/http://www.hexatronengineering.com/fire_wall_mounting_photos.htm|archivedate=5 July 2015}}
Specifications (Hexadyne P60)
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|ref=World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12 and manufacturer
|type=Twin cylinder, four-stroke aircraft engine
|bore={{convert|92|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
|stroke=
|displacement={{convert|800|cc|cuin|1|abbr=on}}
|length={{convert|596|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
|diameter=
|width={{convert|406|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
|height={{convert|450|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
|weight={{convert|45|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}
|valvetrain=
|supercharger=
|turbocharger=
|fuelsystem=fuel injection
|fueltype=gasoline
|oilsystem=
|coolingsystem=air
|power={{convert|60|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} at 5750 rpm
|specpower=
|compression=9.0:1
|fuelcon={{convert|3|u.s.gal}} per hour
|specfuelcon=
|oilcon=
|power/weight=
|designer=
|reduction_gear=mechanical gearbox spur gear reduction drive, reduction ratio of 2.5:1
|general_other=
|components_other=
|performance_other=
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See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://hexatronengineering.com/prod02.htm}}