Our Mission
The problem we are working hard to solve
Avvron is an expert engineering design and development company developing high efficiency and light weight power-trains.
The mission to to create a low carbon highly efficient future technology power-train for industries that cannot convert to electricity, the main two areas of focus are aviation and marine. Avvron has the best power to weight ratio heavy fuel drone engine.
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Weslake – The History
The company Weslake was created by Harry Weslake over 100 years ago. The historic UK brand Weslake has a rich heritage of novel powertrain design and manufacture with wins in many fields of motorsport including Formula 1, Le Mans 24-hour, offshore powerboat, motorcycle racing.
Weslake has built a reputation as a highly innovative propulsion design and manufacturing company. The brand was well known and respected throughout the UK , Europe and the Americas for being the motive force behind many high-profile victories including the Ford GT40 Le Mans 24 hour, world speedway and world power boat races.
Current History
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Weslake have recently developed an Opposed Piston Uniflow powertrain that can operate on low fire risk bio and heavy fuels. It has excellent fuel efficiency and a good power to weight ratio.
The engine has immediate applications in both Marine and Aerospace propulsion, also future applications as a range extender Auxiliary Power Unit for Urban Air Mobility also lightweight portable generators and pumps for disaster relief.
Due to the limitation of battery storage capacity, electrification for marine and aerospace applications are limited. There is a very strong market requirement for heavy fuel marine and aviation propulsion for the foreseeable future.
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Alt Engine Factors
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300-400 HP
The 300 – 400 HP variant is at an advanced stage of design
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90 HP Outboard
Weslake already have a demonstrator 90HP diesel powered outboard motor in service for commercial workboats
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A80 Variant
The A-80 Aero heavy fuel Jet A1 engine has been taken around the country for demonstrations
Eco friendly
Aircraft fuel costs per hour (£)
![Chart A](https://avvron.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Chart-A.png)
Relative percentage of CO2 emissions
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The Team
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Tomas Otto Hanson
Chairman
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John Lamberton
C.E.0.
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Chris Downtown
Senior Design Engineer
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Andrew Freeth
Operations
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Dr. Bill Brooks
Aeronautical Engineer
![Peter Johnson](https://avvron.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/image8.png)
Peter Johnson
Prototype Manufacture
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Theodore Taptiklis
Systems and Software Engineer
![Grant McConnochie](https://avvron.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Vijay.png)
Dr. Vijay Cauhan
Thermal Dynamics