ARV Super2
After an approach from Richard Noble, Hewland were persuaded to design and build the AE75, a 75 bhp aero-engine for Noble's forthcoming ARV Super2, a novel British 2-seater light aircraft. This engine, an inverted three-cylinder water-cooled two-stroke unit with dual ignition and a 2.7:1 reduction gearbox, was developed from Hewland's existing two-cylinder microlight engine. The AE75 was very light at 49 kg (108 lb), thereby contributing to the overall lightness of the aircraft, so that the ARV Super2 weighed 40% less than its competitor, the Cessna 152.
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