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{{Short description|German aircraft engine}}
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|type=[[Reciprocating engine|Piston]] [[aircraft engine]]
|national origin=Germany
|manufacturer=[[Limbach Flugmotoren]]
|first run=c.1980
|major applications=[[Scheibe SF 36]]
|number built =
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|variants with their own articles =
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The '''Limbach L2000''' is a series of German piston aero-engines designed and built by [[Limbach Flugmotoren]]. They are four-cylinder, four-stroke, air-cooled horizontally opposed, piston engines with a power output of {{convert|75|to|80|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="Taylor" />
==Variants==
;L2000 DA
:Certified in 1989 as a double-ignition tractor engine with carburettor in the back, top location,{{clarify|date=January 2016|reason=what's on top of what?}} alternator in the front, starter in the front. {{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="tcds" />
;L2000 EO
:Certified in 1980 as a single-ignition tractor engine with carburettor in the back, bottom location,{{clarify|date=January 2016|reason=what's on top of what?}}  alternator in the back, starter in the back. {{convert|80|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="tcds" />
;L2000 EA
:Certified in 1980 as a single-ignition tractor engine with carburettor in the back, top location,{{clarify|date=January 2016|reason=what's on top of what?}}  alternator in the front, starter in the front. {{convert|80|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="tcds" />
;L2000 EB
:Certified in 1980 as a single-ignition tractor engine with two carburettors in the back, bottom location,{{clarify|date=January 2016|reason=what's on top of what?}}  alternator in the back, starter in the back. {{convert|80|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="tcds" />
;L2000 EC
:Certified in 1980 as a single-ignition pusher engine with carburettor in the back, bottom location,{{clarify|date=January 2016|reason=what's on top of what?}}  alternator in the back, starter in the back. {{convert|80|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="Aerocrafter" /><ref name="tcds" />
==Applications==
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*[[Aeromot AMT-100 Ximango]]
*[[AV Leichtflugzeuge Vagabund]]
*[[Grob G 109]]
*[[Hoffmann HK 36 Super Dimona]]
*[[ICA IS-28]]
*[[JPM 01 Médoc]]
*[[Lucas L-6A]]
*[[Politechnika Warszawska PW-4 Pelikan]]
*[[Scheibe SF 36|Scheibe SF 36A]] (EA)
*[[Tri-R KIS TR-1]]
*[[Valentin Taifun]]
*[[Weller UW-9 Sprint]]
*[[Whisper Aircraft Whisper]]
}}
==Specifications (L 2000 E0)==
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|ref= L 2000 series data sheet<ref name="tcds" />
|type=Four-cylinder, four-stroke air-cooled flat piston engine
|bore=90 mm
|stroke=78.4 mm
|displacement=1.994 cm³
|length=627 mm
|diameter=
|width=775 mm
|height=415 mm
|weight=70 kg
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|fueltype=Mogas and 100LL [[Octane rating|Octane]] [[Gasoline|petrol]]
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|coolingsystem=Air-cooled
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|power 59kW/80hp at 3,400 rpm
|power=53 kW at 3,000 rpm (max continuous)
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|compression=8:5 - 8:9:1
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==See also==
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*[[Limbach Flugmotoren]]
*[[List of aircraft engines]]
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==References==
===Notes===
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<ref name="Aerocrafter">Purdy, p. 76</ref>
<ref name="Taylor">Taylor 1996, p. 569</ref>
<ref name="tcds">{{cite web|title=Type-Certificate Data Sheet L 2000 series engines |url=http://www.easa.europa.eu/ws_prod/c/doc/Design_Appro/Engines/Limbach-L2000%20series%20issue%2002.pdf |publisher=EASA |date=16 April 2009 |access-date=2009-12-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223070200/http://www.easa.europa.eu/ws_prod/c/doc/Design_Appro/Engines/Limbach-L2000%20series%20issue%2002.pdf |archive-date=23 December 2009 }}</ref>
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===Bibliography===
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*Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 72. BAI Communications. {{ISBN|0-9636409-4-1}}
*{{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title= Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory |year= 1996 |publisher= Brassey's |location= London, England |isbn= 1-85753-198-1 |url-access= registration |url= https://archive.org/details/brasseysworldair0000unse }}
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