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LSA-Engines LSA850

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 20, 2026
Entity authorityQ55616390 ↗
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The LSA-Engines LSA850 is a family of German aircraft engines, produced by LSA-Engines of Berlin for use in light-sport aircraft.

Design and development

Introduced in 2015, the LSA850 series is based upon the Weber Motor MPE 850.

The LSA850 is a twin-cylinder four-stroke two-stroke, in-line, 850 cc (51.9 cu in) displacement, liquid-cooled, gasoline engine design, with a helical gear mechanical gearbox reduction drive with a reduction ratio of 3.33:1. It employs electronic ignition and has a compression ratio of 9:1.

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