Arrow SNC was an Italian

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based in

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. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of

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engines for

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and

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. The company is no longer in business.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page G-1 Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 70. BAI Communications. The company developed a series of engines that were of a modular design, with the same pistons, cylinders and gearboxes, but using different crankcases. These were assembled into single, twin and four-cylinder engines named for their displacements in

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s. The single cylinder Arrow 250 has a displacement of and puts out . From the 250 was developed the Arrow 270 AC, which has a displacement of and puts out . The twin cylinder Arrow 500 has a displacement of and puts out , while the four-cylinder Arrow 1000 has a displacement of and puts out . At one time the company did have a North American distributor in

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{{Arrow SNC Defunct aircraft engine manufacturers of Italy Ultralight aircraft Homebuilt aircraft