VIJA Aircraft Engines
{{Short description|French aircraft engine manufacturer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox company
|name = VIJA Aircraft Engines
|logo = File:VIJA Engines Logo.png
|type = Limited liability company
|foundation = 2004
|fate = Out of business
|defunct= 2018
|industry = Aerospace
|products = Aircraft engines
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|num_employees = 2
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|homepage = http://www.vija-engines.com
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VIJA Aircraft Engines was a French engineering company that designed and built engines for ultralight aircraft use.
By 2015 the company website had been taken down and the company seemed to have ceased business then.{{cite web|url= http://www.vija-engines.com/|title= VIJA Aircraft Engines|access-date= 29 August 2022|author= VIJA Aircraft Engines|work= vija-engines.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000442/http://www.vija-engines.com/|archive-date= 4 March 2016|url-status= dead}}
The company was reported in 2017 to be looking for a buyer, but was finally closed in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aerovfr.com/2017/07/vija-aircraft-engines-a-la-recherche-dun-repreneur/|title = Vija Aircraft Engines à la recherche d'un repreneur – aeroVFR}}{{cite web|url= https://www.societe.com/societe/vija-aircraft-engines-504794785.html|title= VIJA Aircraft Engines|access-date= 29 August 2022|author= Societe SAS|work= societe.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220829184637/https://www.societe.com/societe/vija-aircraft-engines-504794785.html|archive-date= 29 August 2022|url-status= live}}
History
The company was founded by two brothers, Vincent and Jacques Trincal, hence the company name, VI-JA. They were motorcycle enthusiasts and sought to apply motorcycle engine technology to ultralight aircraft. They decided to adapt the engine from the Suzuki Bandit 1200, formerly the Suzuki GSX-R1100, for aviation use. The brothers started the company as a family owned limited liability company. The first showed a prototype at the Salon de Blois airshow in 2004 and had a first almost fully functional engine at Blois in 2005. Their project did not attract investments or qualify for bank loans and it was entirely funded by the family to €100,000.{{cite web | title=Moteur Vija J-12Si |url= http://www.ulmag.fr/mag/essais/vija_j12si_j300.phpYear=2008|work=ulmag.fr |access-date= 25 April 2018}}
The first engine flew in an Aero Synergie J300 Joker testbed and produced {{convert|90|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} at 5700 rpm. Initial climb was 900 ft/min (4.5 m/s) and a cruise speed of {{convert|90|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, consuming {{convert|2|u.s.gal}} per hour.
Engines
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.vija-engines.com/}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/*/www.vija-engines.com Company website archives] on Archive.org