The JPX D-320 and D330 are a family of French twin-cylinder, horizontally opposed, two-stroke aircraft engines.Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page G-4 Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001.
The engine was introduced specifically for the powered paraglider market, as part of the company's comeback efforts following going out of business in the early 1990s. Production of the engine had ended by 2012.
Design and development The engine has two cylinders in a horizontally opposed configuration, with cooling fins on the cylinders. The single ignition system uses capacitor discharge ignition. Fuel is metered by a single Tillotson carburetor. Starting is only by electric start, without recoil start as an option.
The D-320 has a redline rpm of 6600 and uses a belt reduction drive of 2.38:1. Its weight of just gives the engine a high power-to-weight ratio.
Variants D-320 Twin-cylinder, horizontally opposed aircraft engine introduced in the mid-1990s and currently out of production. Power output is at 6600 rpm. D330 Twin-cylinder, horizontally opposed aircraft engine, improved variant, currently in production. Power output is at 6500 rpm.
Applications Alpaero Exel Alpaero Sirius Bailey JPX D330 D'Yves Yvasion 2000 Ekolot JK 01A Elf Reflex J 320 TAI Baykuş Technic'air Fly Roller
Specifications (D330)
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