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Cub Crafters said of the engine that the "key to the development of the new aircraft is CubCrafters’ collaboration with BRP-Rotax, which is launching their new 160 HP turbocharged engine on the Carbon Cub UL. The new 916 iS engine is lighter, more fuel efficient, and can produce more power than the normally aspirated CC340 engine on the ...
The standard engine used is the 160 hp (119 kW) Rotax 916 iS four-stroke, turbocharged, liquid and air-cooled powerplant, with FADEC, which can run on unleaded automotive gasoline or avgas. Due to its turbocharger, the engine can produce full power up to 17,000 ft (5,182 m). [1] [2] [4] [6] [9]
Rotax is the brand name for a range of internal combustion engines developed and manufactured by the Austrian company BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG [1] (until 2016 BRP-Powertrain GmbH & Co. KG), in turn owned by the Canadian Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP).
The Rotax 915 iS is an Austrian aircraft engine, produced by Rotax of Gunskirchen for use in ultralight aircraft, homebuilt aircraft, light-sport aircraft, small helicopters and gyroplanes. The engine was type certified in 2017. [2] [3] The engine was first publicly displayed at AirVenture in July 2015 [2] and first flown in March 2016. [4]
Pages in category "Rotax engines" ... Rotax 912; Rotax 914; Rotax 915 iS; Rotax 916 iS; Rotax Max This page was last edited on 21 December 2016, at 06:54 ...
Toggle Specifications subsection. 3. ... Among others it was necessary to change wing and wingspan to carry a heavier engine with ... 1 × Rotax 916, 160 kW (210 ...
The cockpit width is 1.15 m (45 in). Standard engines available are the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS, the Rotax 912iS [5] and the 115 hp (86 kW) Rotax 914 four-stroke powerplants. A glider towhook is optional equipment. [2] [3] [6] The design has been developed into a three to four seat aircraft, the Aerospool WT10 Advantic. [2]
The fuselage and empennage have a wooden structure and carbon fibre skin. The engine used is the 73.5 kW (98.6 hp) Rotax 912S flat-four, driving a variable pitch propeller. The cabin is over the wings, with two pairs of side-by-side seats. Entry is by two upward-opening doors and there is a baggage space behind the rear seats.