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17 Jan 2012
Size matters?
07 Dec 2011
£1¼m investment in 5 axis Machining Capability
05 May 2010
Viper Motorcycle Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Viper Powersports Inc., announced today delivery of the first re-designed production short stroke engines for the 2011 Viper build.
09 February 2010
Ilmor announced today they have successfully run the first prototype Ilmor - Viper Motorcycle Company engine on the dyno ahead of schedule and are already seeing promising results.
07 October 2009
Ilmor Engineering is pleased to announce that its presence at the Professional Motorsport World (PMW) Expo in Cologne, Germany from 3rd-5th November
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Since 1984, Ilmor Engineering Ltd in the UK and Ilmor Engineering Inc in the USA have been providing creative solutions for high-performance motorsports, marine racing, and other engineering situations that require a high degree of precision. Now we've brought our engineering expertise to defence industry applications, resulting in lightweight, compact and innovative solutions.
Ilmor Hornet UAV Engine
Borrowing design innovations and expertise developed for race engines, Ilmor has created the Hornet UAV engine. The Hornet fits into a 440mm diameter fuselage with an installed weight of just 70 kg.
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Hornet Engine Description
3 cylinder, 12 valve DOHC engine. Full engine management with fuel injection and individual cylinder coil ignition system. Dry sump lubrication system with external 3,5 liter oil tank and integrated water/oil heat exchanger.
Engine management has automatic control of fuelling and ignition timing from -10ºC to +80ºC, with barometric control from 50 - 120kPa (20000ft /600m assuming ISA conditions).
Integrated gearbox and wet clutch assembly with step down ratio of 2,393 allowing maximum propeller speeds of 4400rpm.
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Hornet Engine Performance
- 140 PS @ 10500rpm (4390rpm propeller speed)
- 100Nm torque @ 8250rpm (240Nm propeller torque at 3450rpm) at 20ºC and 1013mbar
- 46.1 l/hr fuel consumption
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