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The
Agusta GA.70
was a four-cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally opposed engine developed in Italy for light aircraft and helicopter use. The GA.70/V featured a bottom sump for vertical applications and was rated at 61 kW (82 hp). It was produced in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Variants
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- GA.70/0
- Horizontal mounting for light aircraft.
- GA.70/V
- Vertical mounting for helicopters.
Applications
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Specifications (GA.70)
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Data from
Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1962-63.
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General characteristics
- Type:
4-cylinder air-cooled
horizontally opposed
aircraft piston engine, (G.A.70/V - vertically mounted helicopter engine)
- Bore
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92 mm (3.6 in)
- Stroke
:
86.5 mm (3.4 in)
- Displacement
:
2.3 L (140.4 cu in)
- Length:
760 mm (29.9 in), (G.A.70/V - 470 mm (18.5 in))
- Width:
750 mm (29.5 in), (G.A.70/V - 540 mm (21.3 in))
- Height:
450 mm (17.7 in), (G.A.70/V - 470 mm (18.5 in))
- Dry weight
:
80 kg (176 lb) dry
- Designer:
M. Ginnini
Components
- Valvetrain
:
pushrod operated overhead valve, 2 x inlet + 2 x exhaust valves per cylinder
- Fuel system:
Stromberg NAS 3 carburettor
- Fuel type:
80/87
octane
- Oil system:
Pressure lubrication with a gear driven pump
- Cooling system:
Air-cooled
Performance
- Power output:
54 kW (72 hp) at 3,100rpm, (G.A.70/V - 61 kW (82 hp) at 3,300rpm)
- Specific power
:
23.35 kW/L (0.51 hp/cu in), (G.A.70/V - 26.6 kW/L (0.58 hp/cu in))
- Power-to-weight ratio
:
0.67 kW/kg (0.41 hp/lb), (G.A.70/V - 0.765 kW/kg (0.465 hp/lb))
Notes
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- ^
"none".
Flight
. July 1957.
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Taylor, John W.R. FRHistS. ARAeS (1962).
Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1962-63
. London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co Ltd.
References
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Agusta
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AgustaWestland/
Leonardo
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Aeroengines
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