Weslake A80 Explained

The Weslake A80 is a liquid cooled, two-stroke, opposed piston, 1332 cc Diesel aircraft engine, produced by Weslake.^{[1] [2]}

Design and development

This opposed piston aero-engine appears superficially similar to a true flat-four "boxer" engine, but is actually significantly different. It has two ported cylinders with a crankshaft at each end and four pistons in total. This engine is similar to the prototype Diesel Air engine, which was built for Diesel Air^[3] by Weslake, but which has to date failed to reach volume production.

Each crankshaft is linked by an idler gear to a centre shaft.^[4]

Applications

• none to date

Specifications

Reference: Coulson^[5]

Notes and References

1. Weslake factsheet August 2104
2. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, pages 262-263. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015.
3. Web site: Diesel Air Limited. dair.co.uk. 3 September 2014.
4. Web site: Weslake - Pully/Ring Gear Carrier. weslake.eu. 3 September 2014.
5. Web site: Weslake.eu. Thomas Coulson. weslake.eu. 1 September 2014.