Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 14-Apr-2022

Revmaster was founded in 1959 to rehabilitate VW automobile engines, and in 1968 they started to design conversions of these engines for aviation.

Revmaster engine
“Revmaster engine”

-The company was first located at Chino airport in California and finally at Hesperia, in the same state.

Revmaster R-2100
“Revmaster R-2100”

-Initially there were two models adapted, the 1831D that gave 65/72 HP and the Revmaster 2100 cc that gave 100 HP.

“Revmaster engine, special”
“Revmaster engine, special”

-The latest R-2100 version has what we understand to be a “low voltage” ignition, because together with each spark plug it has the high voltage coil with the shortest possible high-voltage cables.

-There is a total of 8 coils and in the photo we see two of them together under the rocker cover.

Revmaster R-2100 engine with KR2 SS 4x1 type exhausts
“With exhausts type KR2 SS 4x1”

From Appendix A2/6: From this brand, we know the 2.1 l. R-2100 model mentioned in the main text.

-Now, in the year 2008/9 Revmaster offers the R-3000, a larger engine that we see below.

Revmaster Model R-3000
“Model R-3000”

R-3000 installed with modified manifold
“R-3000 installed with modified manifold”

-Of the Revmaster-2100 we now show two photographs with a single carburetor the upper picture, and with double ignition the lower one.

Revmaster-2100 with single carburetor
Revmaster R-2100 with double ignition
"Views of two different Revmaster R-2100 engines"

-Dual ignition is provided by a Bendix D-2000 magneto, consisting of two magnetos recast into a single one, which is supplied from a single drive-shaft input only.

From Appendix 10: This well-known Volkswagen aviation engine transformer company has just introduced the new R-2300. It gives 85 HP at 3,200 rpm.

The Revmaster R-2300
“The new Revmaster R-2300”

Engines of REVMASTER

Model: R-2100

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Model: R-2200

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Model: R-2300

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Model: R-3000

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