The Poinsard 25 hp or Mengin Type B is a small, two-cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally opposed aircraft engine built in France. it was manufactured by Établissements Pierre Mengin from a design by René Poinsard. Power was around 19 kW (25 hp) at 2,280 rpm.
Design and development
The first two engines built by Mengin were designed by René Poinsard and are often referred to by his name The Mengin B or Poinsard 25 hp was the first and smaller of the two. Aimed at very small, single seat sport aircraft it went into production from about 1933. Production ceased when France was invaded in 1940.
Variants Mengin B As below. Mengin B gearedMaximum continuous at 1,450 propeller rpm, take-off at 1,580 propeller rpm.
Applications Data from Horizontally Opposed Aero Engines unless other source indicated Bessard-Millevoye Moineau Botali-P.A.M.A. Brochet MB-30 Eklund TE-1 Gatard AG.01 Alouette (geared) Guilemin Sportplane (geared) JDM Roitelet Jodel D.93 Mignet HM.8 Mignet HM.14 Nippi NH-1 Hibari Piel CP-10 Pinocchio SFCA Taupin Avia 50-MP
Specifications
References http://home.comcast.net/~aeroengine/Mengin.html Horizontally Opposed Aero Engines