Arrow SNC explained

Arrow SNC
Type:Privately held company
Fate:Out of business
Foundation:Before 1998
Defunct:After 2001
Hq Location City:Piacenza
Hq Location Country:Italy
Industry:Aerospace
Products:Aircraft engines

Arrow SNC was an Italian aircraft engine manufacturer based in Piacenza. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of two-stroke engines for ultralight and homebuilt aircraft. The company is no longer in business.[1] [2]

The company developed a series of engines that were of a modular design, with the same pistons, cylinders and gearboxes, but using different crankcases. These were assembled into single, twin and four-cylinder engines named for their displacements in cubic centimetres. The single cylinder Arrow 250 has a displacement of 2500NaN0 and puts out 250NaN0. From the 250 was developed the Arrow 270 AC, which has a displacement of 2500NaN0 and puts out 260NaN0. The twin cylinder Arrow 500 has a displacement of 5000NaN0 and puts out 480NaN0, while the four-cylinder Arrow 1000 has a displacement of 10000NaN0 and puts out 750NaN0.[1] [2]

At one time the company did have a North American distributor in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1]

Engines

+ align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"Summary of engines built by Arrow SNC
Model namePowerType
Arrow 250250NaN0Single cylinder, two stroke aircraft engine
Arrow 270 AC260NaN0Single cylinder, two stroke aircraft engine
Arrow 500480NaN0Twin cylinder, two stroke aircraft engine
Arrow 1000750NaN0Four-cylinder, two stroke aircraft engine

Notes and References

  1. Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page G-1 Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001.
  2. Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 70. BAI Communications.