VIJA J-16Ti

{{Short description|2010s French piston aircraft engine}}

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The VIJA J-16Ti is a French aircraft engine, designed and produced by VIJA Aircraft Engines of Toulouse for use in ultralight and homebuilt aircraft.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, pages 262-263. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}

The company was founded in 2004 and went out of business in about 2015, ending production.{{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}}{{cite web|url= https://web.archive.org/web/*/www.vija-engines.com |title=VIJA Engines |website=Internet Archive Wayback Machine |access-date=25 April 2018}}{{cbignore}}

Design and development

The engine is a turbocharged, four-cylinder four-stroke, in-line, {{convert|1186|cc|cuin|1|abbr=on}} displacement, 16 valve, air-cooled, fuel injected motorcycle conversion, petrol engine design, with a mechanical gearbox reduction drive with a reduction ratio of 2.55:1. It employs electronic ignition and produces {{convert|160|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} at 7000 rpm.

Specifications (J-16Ti)

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|length={{convert|585|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

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|width={{convert|610|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

|height={{convert|570|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

|weight={{convert|88|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}

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|fuelsystem=Fuel injection

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|power={{convert|160|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} at 7000 rpm

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|reduction_gear=mechanical gearbox, reduction ratio 2.55:1

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See also

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References

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