Barrus develops "world's first" production direct fuel injected 50hp outboard engine
By IBI Magazine
EP Barrus has designed and developed what it claims is the world's first production direct fuel injected 50hp outboard engine for the UK MoD that is capable of running on a multitude of NATO fuels. The first batch has been delivered to the UK MoD.
The project, conceived in January 2003 was in response to the UK military's single fuel policy statement of eradicating gasoline carried on their vessels. In conjunction with Orbital Engineering, the licensees of the OptiMax direct injection system, Barrus approached the UK MoD with the concept of an outboard that would run on four fuels. Primarily optimised to run on both naval F44 AVCAT and gasoline, the engine will also run on NATO F34 AVTUR and NATO 76.
The F44, which was first shown at Seawork in June this year, will power the current MoD in service AVON 5.2m MIB (Medium Inflatable Boat) and a Zodiac F470 military inflatable.
In addition to the UK MoD, the F44 engine could find applications with other commercial users such North Sea rescue operators who would benefit from non-gasoline burning outboard engines in their workplace.
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