VIJA J-16Ti

The VIJA J-16Ti is a French aircraft engine, designed and produced by VIJA Aircraft Engines of Toulouse for use in ultralight and homebuilt aircraft.^[1]

The company was founded in 2004 and went out of business in about 2015, ending production.^[2]^[3]

Design and development

The engine is a turbocharged, four-cylinder four-stroke, in-line, 1,186 cc (72.4 cu in) displacement, 16 valve, air-cooled, fuel injected motorcycle conversion, petrol engine design, with a mechanical gearbox reduction drive with a reduction ratio of 2.55:1. It employs electronic ignition and produces 160 hp (119 kW) at 7000 rpm.^[1]

Data from Tacke^[1]

Type: Four cylinder, four stroke aircraft engine
Bore: 80 mm (3.1 in)
Stroke: 58 mm (2.3 in)
Displacement: 1,186 cc (72.4 cu in)
Length: 585 mm (23.0 in)
Width: 610 mm (24.0 in)
Height: 570 mm (22.4 in)
Dry weight: 88 kg (194.0 lb)

^ ^a ^b ^c Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, pages 262-263. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
^ "Moteur Vija J-12Si". ulmag.fr. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ "VIJA Engines". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 April 2018.