Warbirds ASz-62 IR explained

The Warbirds ASz-62 IR is a Czech aircraft engine, based on the Shvetsov ASh-62 and produced by Warbirds-engines (Cesky znalecky institut s.r.o.) of Prague for use in warbirds and homebuilt aircraft.^[1]

The company appears to have gone out of business by 2014.^[2]

Design and development

The ASz-62 IR engine is a nine-cylinder four-stroke, radial, 18230NaN0 displacement, air-cooled, direct-drive, gasoline engine design, with a mechanical gearbox reduction drive. It employs dual magneto ignition and produces 10000NaN0 at 2200 rpm, with a compression ratio of 6.4:1.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, pages 262-263. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
2. Web site: Doména je registrována. 2 September 2022. Cesky Hosting. warbirds-engines.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20140307225154/http://www.warbirds-engines.com/. 7 March 2014. dead.