The McCulloch MAC-101, also called the MC-101 and MC101, is a
two-stroke
A two-stroke (or two-stroke cycle) engine is a type of internal combustion engine that completes a power cycle with two strokes (up and down movements) of the piston during one power cycle, this power cycle being completed in one revolution of t ...
, single cylinder engine that was designed and produced by
McCulloch Motors Corporation
McCulloch Motors Corporation is an American manufacturer of chainsaws and other outdoor power tools. The company was founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1943 by Robert P. McCulloch, Robert Paxton McCulloch as a manufacturer of small Two-stroke e ...
for
kart racing
Kart racing or karting is a road racing variant of motorsport with open-wheel, four-wheeled vehicles known as go-karts or shifter karts. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits, although some professional kart races are also held on ...
use, being introduced in 1967. It was also used in the late 1970s and early 1980s as an
ultralight aircraft
Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with aile ...
engine.
[Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page E-34. Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ]
Design and development
All models in the MC-101 series have a bore of , a stroke of and a displacement of .
Variants
;MC-101
: Introduced in 1967
;MC-101A
: Introduced in 1969
;MC-101AA
: Introduced in 1971
;MC-101B
: Introduced in 1974
;MC-101C
: Introduced in 1969
;MC-101D
: Introduced in 1971
;MC-101M/C
: Introduced in 1973
Applications
;Aircraft
Specifications (MC-101B)
References
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External links
Photo of two MC-101 enginesPhoto of racing kart with dual MC-101 engines
Air-cooled aircraft piston engines
Two-stroke aircraft piston engines