Limbach L1700


The Limbach L1700 is a series of type certified German aircraft engines, designed and produced by Limbach Flugmotoren of Königswinter for use in light aircraft and motorgliders.
The series were originally designated as the SL1700 under its former certification and was changed to L1700 by company Service Bulletin no. 17.

Design and development

The L1700 is a four-cylinder four-stroke, horizontally-opposed air-cooled, gasoline direct-dive engine design, based upon the Volkswagen air-cooled engine. It employs a single magneto ignition, one carburettor, is lubricated by a wet sump and produces at 3600 rpm.
The L1700 was type certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency on 4 August 2006. The first engines in the series had originally been certified by the German Luftfahrt-Bundesamt on 6 December 1971.

Variants

;L1700 EA
;L 1700 EB
;L1700 EO/EC
;L 1700 ED

Applications

Specifications (L1700 EO/EC)