Lutetia 4.C.02
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TypeAir-cooled, 90° V-4 two-stroke engine
National originFrance
ManufacturerMoteurs Lutetia
Designer
Marcel Echard
| Lutetia 4.C.02 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Air-cooled, 90° V-4 two-stroke engine |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Moteurs Lutetia |
| Designer | Marcel Echard |
| First run | c. 1950 |
The Lutetia 4.C.02 was a small V-4 two-stroke engine designed soon after World War II and intended to power light aircraft.
Marcel Echard was an engine designer with a lifetime interest in two-strokes. His first such engine was built in 1911 and he began work on the 4.C.02 in 1949. By 1953 this engine had achieved its homologation and had been test-flown on a Jodel D.9.[1] The Briffaud GB-6 is the only known application, a one-off aircraft with a short life, though not because of its engine.[2]
Unusually for a two-stroke, the fuel/air mixture was compressed externally rather than in the crankcase.[1]