Kawasaki 440

The Kawasaki 440, also called the T/A 440, is a Japanese twin-cylinder, in-line, two-stroke engine that was designed for snowmobiles and produced by Kawasaki Heavy Industries until the early 1980s.[1]

Kawasaki 440
Type Two-cylinder two-stroke engine
National origin Japan
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Produced until the early 1980s

The engine was widely adapted for other purposes, including ultralight aircraft and Formula 500 automobile racing. Kawasaki did not condone or support the use of the engine in aircraft and it was largely supplanted in this role by the similar purpose-designed Rotax 377 aircraft engine.[1]

Design and development

The engine has two cylinders in an in-line configuration. The single ignition system uses a coil and points. Fuel is metered by a Mikuni 34 mm slide-type carburetor. Starting is by a recoil starter system with electric start as an option.[1]

In its aircraft applications the 440 uses an aftermarket reduction drive system to reduce the maximum 5000 rpm to a speed more manageable for propeller use.[1]

Applications
Aircraft
Automotive

Specifications (440)

Data from Cliche[1]

General characteristics

Components

  • Valvetrain: piston ported
  • Fuel system: Mikuni 34 mm slide-type carburetor
  • Oil system: premixed oil and fuel
  • Cooling system: air cooled
  • Reduction gear: aftermarket reduction drive for aircraft use

Performance

  • Power output: 38 hp (28 kW) at 5000 rpm

See also

Related development

References
  1. Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page G-5 Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-9680628-1-4
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