SMA Engines
{{Short description|French aircraft engine manufacturer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
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| location_city = Bourges
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| industry = Aerospace
| products = Aircraft Diesel engines
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SMA Engines (Société de Motorisations Aéronautiques) is a French manufacturer of diesel engines for light aircraft, located in Bourges. A subsidiary of Safran, SMA engine production is currently limited to one model, the SMA SR305-230, which has received a Supplemental Type Certificate for installation in the Cessna 182Q and R.Federal Aviation Administration (July 2006) [http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgstc.nsf/0/0CDE9499ADFA63E7862571EF00749815?OpenDocument Supplemental Type Certificate STC Number: SA03302AT] retrieved: 8 March 2011 The engine uses jet fuel, readily available at airports worldwide.http://www.smaengines.com [http://www.smaengines.com/our-product/sr305-230er] Retrieved 2016-05-06
History
SMA was founded in 1997 as a 50/50 joint venture between SOCATA and Renault Sport to develop a diesel engine for light aircraft.Gunston, p. 218-219 SNECMA also entered the joint venture with a one-third interest in June 2000. The prefix of the engines changed to SR, for SNECMA-Renault.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} In 2005, Safran bought out the other partners to become the sole owner of SMA.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}}
On 25 September 2020 Safran announced the sale of the SR305 and SR460 engine programs to Röder Group.{{Cite web|url=https://www.roeder.aero/news-2/|title=Röder Group at the AERO 2022}}
Products
- SMA SR305-230 4-cylinder
- SMA SR460 6-cylinder version, {{cvt|330|to|400|hp|kW|order=flip}}, in development.{{cite press release |url= http://www.safran-aircraft-engines.com/fr/atom/807 |title= The innovation by SMA, the SR460 |date= 3 September 2015 |publisher= Safran SMA}}
References
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- {{cite book |last= Gunston |first= Bill |title= The Development of Piston Aero Engines, 2nd Edition |year= 1999 |publisher= Patrick Stephens, Haynes Publishing |location= Sparkford, Somerset, England, UK |isbn= 0-7509-4478-1 }}
External links
- [http://www.sma-engines.aero Official SMA website]
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Category:Aircraft engine manufacturers of France