The Solo 2625 is a series of

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for use in

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Design and development

The engine series are all twin-cylinder

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 ...

, in-line, displacement, liquid-cooled, gasoline engine designs, with poly V belt

reduction drive A reduction drive is a mechanical device to shift rotational speed. A planetary reduction drive is a small scale version using ball bearings in an epicyclic arrangement instead of toothed gears. Reduction drives are used in engines of all kinds ...

s. They employ dual

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ignitions systems and produce , depending on the model, with a

compression ratio The compression ratio is the ratio between the volume of the cylinder and combustion chamber in an internal combustion engine at their maximum and minimum values. A fundamental specification for such engines, it is measured two ways: the stat ...

of 9.5:1.

Variants

;Solo 2625 01 :Model with a single diaphragm

carburetor A carburetor (also spelled carburettor) is a device used by an internal combustion engine to control and mix air and fuel entering the engine. The primary method of adding fuel to the intake air is through the venturi tube in the main meter ...

, that produces at 5,900 rpm. ;Solo 2625 02 :Model with dual diaphragm carburetors, that produces at 6,500 rpm. ;Solo 2625 02i :Model with

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, that produces at 6,600 rpm.

Applications

Binder EB28 __NOTOC__ The Binder EB28 is a German two-seat, open-class self-launching powered sailplane designed and built by Binder Motorenbau. It first flew in 1986. The EB28 is a composite-built two-seat shoulder-wing monoplane with a conventional T- ...

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* Glaser-Dirks DG-500 * Glaser-Dirks DG-800 * HpH 304 * Rolladen-Schneider LS9 * Schempp-Hirth Arcus * Schempp-Hirth Quintus *

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* Sportinė Aviacija LAK-20

Specifications (2625 02i)

References

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