Austro Engine AE50R

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AE50R
Type Aircraft engine
National origin Austria
Manufacturer Austro Engine
Major applications Schiebel Camcopter S-100
Schleicher ASH 30
Schleicher ASH 31
Number builtover 700 [1]

The Austro Engine AE50R is an Austrian aircraft engine, produced by Austro Engine of Wiener Neustadt for use in motorgliders and UAVs. [2] [3]

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Design and development

The AE50R is based on the MidWest AE50. Diamond Aircraft Industries purchased the design from Mid-West Engines Limited on 10 March 2003 and took over as the type certificate holder. Diamond formed its subsidiary, Austro Engine, to produce the engine. [4]

The engine is a single rotor four-stroke, air and liquid-cooled, 294 cc (17.9 cu in) gasoline Wankel engine design, with a mechanical gearbox reduction drive employing a helical gear set with a reduction ratio of 3.225:1. Cooling is predominantly liquid, with forced air cooling for the rotor core. A starter and generator are standard equipment. It employs dual capacitor discharge ignition with variable ignition timing and produces 55 hp (41 kW) at 7750 rpm. [1] [2] [3] [4]

The engine was originally type certified by Mid-West on 18 Dec 1992 to JAR-22 H, Change 4, dated 13 September 1982, incl. Orange Paper 22/90/1. It was transferred to an EASA Type Certificate under EASA Part 22 Subpart H on 4 April 2011. [1] [4]

Variants

AE50R
Base version, equipped with a conventional dual ignition system and a carburettor, certified 18 December 1992 [4]
AE50RA
Version equipped with a conventional dual ignition system and a carburettor, with differing engine attachment point geometry, certified 26 September 2001 [4]
AE50RAB
Version equipped with a conventional dual ignition system and a carburettor, with differing engine attachment point geometry, certified 26 September 2001 [4]
IAE50R-AA
Version equipped with electronic dual ignition system and fuel injection system, with differing engine attachment point geometry, with a narrower width of 339 mm (13.3 in), certified 26 September 2001 [4]

Applications

Specifications (AE50R)

Data from World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12 [2]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Austro Engine (2010). "AE50R" (PDF). austroengine.at. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, pages 238-239. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. 1 2 Austro Engine. "Products". austroengine.at. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 European Aviation Safety Agency (4 April 2011). "EASA.E.085" (PDF). easa.europa.eu. Retrieved 8 July 2015.