Every piston travels fully with each rotation of the crank, as for a one cylinder engine. Two rotations complete a 'cycle'. To be sure all of them have completed every stage of the cycle, one additi ...
We installed a B&C alternator on our Yak 55 (the one marketed for the Sukhoi) and did save about 25lb. This is the low output, permanent magnet type.
It came with a solid state regulator and ove ...