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The Firewall Forward CAM 100 is a 100 hp (75 kW) four-cylinder, four-stroke liquid-cooled piston aircraft engine built by Firewall Forward Aero Engines. Originally designed and built by Canadian Airmotive as the CAM 100 and later marketed by The Cam-Fire Engine Group, it is based on a Honda Civic automotive piston engine.

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Applications

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    • Specifications (CAM 100)

    Data from World Directory of Leisure Aviation & Firewell Forward Aero Engines

    General characteristics

  • Type: Four-cylinder, four-stroke piston engine
  • Bore: 74 mm (3.07 in)
  • Stroke: 86.5 mm (3.41 in)
  • Displacement: 1488 cm3 (90.7 cu in)
  • Length: 32 inches (810 mm)
  • Width: 19.5 inches (500 mm)
  • Height: 25 inches (640 mm)
  • Dry weight: 226.2 pounds (102.6 kg)

    • Components

  • Valvetrain: overhead camshaft
  • Fuel type: 90 Octane petrol or 100LL aviation petrol
  • Cooling system: Uses a water-glycol mixture with a camshaft belt driven water pump.
  • Reduction gear: 2.4:1 reduction ratio (6,000 rpm engine, 2,500 rpm propeller).
  • Starting system Electric gear reduction starter.

    • Performance

  • Power output: 100hp (74.6 kW) at propeller flange.
  • Specific power: 130 kW/L (1.10 hp/cu in)
  • Compression ratio: 9.6:1
  • Specific fuel consumption: 0.43 lb/bhp/hr at 80% power

    • References

    Firewall Forward CAM 100 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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