Rotron Power

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Rotron Power Limited
Type Privately held company
Industry Aerospace
Founded2008
FounderGilo Cardozo
Headquarters,
Products Aircraft engines
Website www.rotronuav.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Rotron Power Limited is a British aircraft engine manufacturer based in Semley, Wiltshire. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of Wankel engines for unmanned aerial vehicles, light aircraft and helicopters. [1]

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The company was founded in 2008 by Gilo Cardozo, who designed the company's first Wankel engine to power a paramotor flight over Mount Everest on 14 May 2007. [2] [3]

The company's RT300 is a Wankel single-rotor design that produces 31 to 50 hp (23 to 37 kW), while the twin-rotor RT600 produces 53 to 100 hp (40 to 75 kW). [1]

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Summary of aircraft engines built by Rotron Power:

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References

  1. 1 2 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 260-261. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN   1368-485X
  2. Rotron Power (2018). "Company Overview". www.rotronuav.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. Rotron Power (2018). "Mission Everest". www.rotronuav.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018.