Updated: 19-Feb-2020
Diesel Air Limited builds a liquid-cooled 100 hp Diesel engine, whose name is a contraction from "Diesel Air Limited".
-It has four horizontal opposite cylinders. And the pistons are also opposite to each other forming a chamber in the center, as they both approach their TDC. It is the same formula as that of the Junkers Jumo Diesel.
“Dair engine without end cover”
-As we see, there is a crankshaft at each end of the engine and the two are joined by a gear train located at the front. It has a 2-stroke cycle.
-We see something interesting: an injection pump with only two outputs to the injectors, and is that despite having four cylinders, by the arrangement mentioned above, there are only two combustion chambers.
“Dair engine”
-It can run on Jet A-1 kerosene or automotive diesel.
-As it is predictable, it uses turbocharging to avoid losing power at high altitudes or losing effectiveness in the compression so that self-ignition is produced.
-Dair gave construction licenses to Diesel-Tech and Howells-Aero Engine.
Engines of DAIR (Diesel Air Limited)
Model: Diesel, 100 HP (Dair-100)
Arquitecture: 2-stroke2-cylinder Opposed piston engine
Cooling: Liquid
Total Displacement: 1810 cc
Bore / Stroke: 80 x 90 mm
Power: 100 HP
Weight: 90 Kg
"Dair engine"