10 Jahre TAKE OFF: Rotax Aircraft Engines
Wolfgang Wukisiewitsch, Vice President Research and Development BRP-Powertrain
Rotax Aircraft Engine Market 2x160hp 180hp
Twin 4-seaters ELA1 4-seaters 2x100hp 4 seats 160-180hp
100hp Twins
80-115hp Certified 4-seaters 125hp 180hp
2 seats 65hp Certified 2-seater High Rag&Tube 3-Axis UL Ultralight/LSA 3-Axis 135hp performance 65hp 100-115hp LSA
20-50hp Gyrocopter Amphibious 2-seaters 65-100hp
Glider aux. eng. 2-seat Powered Parachute Trikes 1 seat 16hp
Pwrd Parachute
Engine power 0-65hp 65hp 100hp 135hp 180hp
10 Jahre TAKE OFF: Rotax Aircraft Engines Datum: Mittwoch, 21. November 2012 2 Rotax Aircraft Engine Milestones – 2 Stroke
1975 1978 1984 1989
Certification of the first ROTAX Aircraft Engine
Ultralight engines 501, 505 developed based on snowmobile engine 503
Rotax 447 UL Rotax 503 UL Rotax 582 UL SOP: SOP: SOP: Late 70s Early 80s 1989 Discontinued: Discontinued: In production 2008 2008
10 Jahre TAKE OFF: Rotax Aircraft Engines Datum: Mittwoch, 21. November 2012 3 Rotax Aircraft Engine Milestones – 4 Stroke
1975 1978 1984 1989 1996 1998
Certification of the Start of development SOP first ROTAX Aircraft of ROTAX 912 Rotax 914F (115 hp) Engine
Ultralight engines 501, SOP SOP 505 developed based on ROTAX 912A (80hp) ROTAX 912S (100 hp) snowmobile engine 503
Rotax 447 UL Rotax 503 UL Rotax 582 UL Rotax 912 UL Rotax 914 UL Rotax 912 ULS SOP: SOP: SOP: SOP: SOP: SOP: Late 70s Early 80s 1989 1989 1996 1999 Discontinued: Discontinued: In production In production In production In production 2008 2008
10 Jahre TAKE OFF: Rotax Aircraft Engines Datum: Mittwoch, 21. November 2012 4 Rotax Aircraft Engine Milestones – Injection
1975 1978 1984 1989 1996 1998 2006 2010 2012
Certification of the Start of development SOP Gunskirchen EASA certified for design and first ROTAX Aircraft of ROTAX 912 Rotax 914F (115 hp) production of aircraft engines (DOA,POA) Engine
Ultralight engines 501, 912 /914 TBO SOP SOP 505 developed based on up to 2000 ROTAX 912A (80hp) ROTAX 912S (100 hp) snowmobile engine 503 hours
Rotax 447 UL Rotax 503 UL Rotax 582 UL Rotax 912 UL Rotax 914 UL Rotax 912 ULS SOP: SOP: SOP: SOP: SOP: SOP: Late 70s Early 80s 1989 1989 1996 1999 Discontinued: Discontinued: In production In production In production In production 912 iS 2008 2008
10 Jahre TAKE OFF: Rotax Aircraft Engines Datum: Mittwoch, 21. November 2012 5 Growing Aviation Segments
Amphibious LSA planes Gyrocopters Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
10 Jahre TAKE OFF: Rotax Aircraft Engines Datum: Mittwoch, 21. November 2012 6 Growing Aviation Segments
Amphibious LSA planes Amphibious planes offer new possibilities for: Pilots who do not want to be limited to airport infrastructure Geographic areas that are not equipped with a sufficient number of airports
Amphibious planes are heavier and produce more drag than conventional planes
Engines need to offer more power at lower weight
10 Jahre TAKE OFF: Rotax Aircraft Engines Datum: Mittwoch, 21. November 2012 7 Growing Aviation Segments
Gyrocopters Gyrocopters became a fast growing segment globally during the last 10 years
New applications increase demand: Agriculture Surveillance Traffic Monitoring
New applications ask for improved performance and lower engine weight
10 Jahre TAKE OFF: Rotax Aircraft Engines Datum: Mittwoch, 21. November 2012 8 Growing Aviation Segments
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Civil UAVs are expected to be the fastest growing segment in civil aviation for the upcoming years
Large scale integration into civil airspace is planned starting from 2015 (US)
Fuel efficiency and safety are priorities #1
Target applications include: Border protection Search & Rescue Pipeline monitoring Agriculture
10 Jahre TAKE OFF: Rotax Aircraft Engines Datum: Mittwoch, 21. November 2012 9 Future Challenges
Sustainable Sport Aviation Leaded fuel General Aviation is responsible for approximately half of the lead emitted to air in the US (Source: EPA, 2010)
CO2 emissions and fuel consumption Cost of fuel is the biggest challenge for sport pilots today (Source: AOPA, 2012)
E10 Gasoline Bio-fuels from renewable sources are more aggressive to engine parts
10 Jahre TAKE OFF: Rotax Aircraft Engines Datum: Mittwoch, 21. November 2012 10 The Rotax 912 iS
Rotax 912 iS Leaded fuel The 912 iS does not need leaded fuel. It runs on automotive standard 95 RON (“Super”) gasoline
CO2 emissions and fuel consumption The 912 iS delivers 38% to 70% better fuel efficiency than comparable engines.
E10 Gasoline The 912 iS has been designed, tested and approved to run on E10 bio-fuel
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