{{Short description|Engine for homebuilt aircraft}} <!-- This article is a part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft. Please see Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout. --> {{infobox aero engine | name=Aero Vee Engine | image=AeroConversions AeroVee Engine.jpg | caption= |engine_type=Horizontally Opposed Piston Engine |manufacturer=AeroConversions division of Sonex Aircraft, LLC |designer= |national_origin=Germany, America |first_run=2002 |major_applications=Sonex, Waiex, Xenos |produced= |number_built= |developed_from=Volkswagen air-cooled engine |variants_with_their_own_articles= }}

The '''AeroConversions Aerovee Engine''' is a kit-built engine for homebuilt aircraft based on the Volkswagen air-cooled engine.

==Design and development== thumb|AeroVee Turbo The AeroVee engine is manufactured and marketed by AeroConversions, a part of Sonex Aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|title=AeroConversions Products|url=http://www.aeroconversions.com/products/aerovee/index.html|access-date=3 March 2011}}</ref> In 2014, a turbocharger was developed as a [https://www.sonexaircraft.com/eshop/cart.php?target=product&product_id=17397&category_id=329 $4,200] modification to existing AeroVee engines. The new turbocharged engine is rated at 100&nbsp;hp.<ref>{{cite journal|magazine=Airventure Today|date=28 July 2014|title=Sonex AeroVee Turbo, SubSonex plans unveiled|page=4|author=James Wynbrandt}}</ref> <!-- ==Operational history== --> <!-- ==Variants== --> <!-- ==Applications== --> <!-- Survivors --> <!-- Engines on display== -->

==Specifications (AeroVee 2.1) == {{pistonspecs |ref=World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12<ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', pages 242-243. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref> |type=Four-cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally-opposed, aircraft piston engine |bore={{convert|92|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} |stroke={{convert|82|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} |displacement={{convert|2180|cc|cuin|1|abbr=on}} |length= {{convert|762|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} |diameter= |width={{convert|343|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} |height={{convert|616|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} |weight={{convert|76|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}} |valvetrain= |supercharger= |turbocharger= |fuelsystem= |fueltype= |oilsystem= |coolingsystem=Air-cooled |power={{convert|80|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} at 3400rpm |specpower= |compression=8.0:1 |fuelcon= |specfuelcon= |oilcon= |power/weight= }}

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