Wilksch Airmotive, the Glossary
Wilksch Airmotive Ltd is a UK-based company which designs and manufactures compression-ignition engines for light aircraft.[1]
Table of Contents
7 relations: Avgas, Diesel engine, Gloucestershire Airport, Jet fuel, Piper J-3 Cub, Two-stroke engine, Wilksch WAM series.
- Aircraft engine manufacturers of the United Kingdom
Avgas
Avgas (aviation gasoline, also known as aviation spirit in the UK) is an aviation fuel used in aircraft with spark-ignited internal combustion engines.
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Diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine).
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Gloucestershire Airport
Gloucestershire Airport, formerly Staverton Airport, is a small airport at Churchdown, England.
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Jet fuel
Jet fuel or aviation turbine fuel (ATF, also abbreviated avtur) is a type of aviation fuel designed for use in aircraft powered by gas-turbine engines.
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Piper J-3 Cub
The Piper J-3 Cub is an American light aircraft that was built between 1938 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft.
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Two-stroke engine
A two-stroke (or two-stroke cycle) engine is a type of internal combustion engine that completes a power cycle with two strokes of the piston (one up and one down movement) in one revolution of the crankshaft.
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Wilksch WAM series
The Wilksch WAM series is a family of aero-engines for light and general aviation aircraft.
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See also
Aircraft engine manufacturers of the United Kingdom
- Bailey Aviation
- Norton Motorcycle Company
- Rolls-Royce Holdings
- Rolls-Royce aircraft piston engines
- Rotron Power
- Turbo-Union
- Wilksch Airmotive
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilksch_Airmotive
Also known as Wilksch Airmotive Ltd.