Eggenfellner E6

E6
Type Aircraft engine
National origin United States
Manufacturer Eggenfellner Aircraft
Designed by Jan Eggenfellner
First run 1994
Produced 1994-2009
Unit cost US$25,995 (E6-3.6L, 2009)

The Eggenfellner E6 is a series of American aircraft engines, developed by Jan Eggenfellner and produced by Eggenfellner Aircraft of Edgewater, Volusia County, Florida for use in homebuilt aircraft.[1][2]

Design and development

Based on Suburu automotive engines, the E6 series are all six cylinder, four-stroke, horizontally-opposed, liquid-cooled, gasoline engine designs, with mechanical gearbox reduction drives with a reduction ratio of 2.02:1. They employ electronic ignition and produce up to 250 hp (186 kW) at 6000 rpm.[1][2]

The engine series was produced from 1994 until 2009, when the company went out of business in the Great Recession.[2]

Operational history

The company's engines found a high degree of customer acceptance among owners of Van's Aircraft types, due to the completeness of the package provided and the low price. In 2003 it was reported that 298 engines had been sold to RV builders.[3]

Variants

E6-3.0L
3,000 cc (183.1 cu in) engine, that produces 240 hp (179 kW) at 6500 rpm.[1]
E6-3.6L
3,600 cc (219.7 cu in) engine, that produces 250 hp (186 kW) at 6000 rpm.[1]

Specifications (E6-3.0L)

Data from World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12[1]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also


Related lists

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, pages 238-239. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. 1 2 3 "Viking Aircraft Engines Contact Info". vikingaircraftengines.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Eggenfellner Engines -- Looking Big". aero-news.net. Retrieved 11 July 2015.

External links

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