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Nope - it's a big bore 4 stroke engine

It's an inverted 6 cylinder engine that uses a dry oil sump. The oil is stored in a tank outside of the engine and circulated with a pump. Dry sump engines have been around for a long time. They're especially useful for aerobatics where you don't want oil slopping around inside the engine as you pull gees.

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