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The Rotax 503 is a 37 kW (50 hp), inline 2-cylinder, two-stroke aircraft engine, built by BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co. KG of Austria for use in ultralight aircraft. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] For decades the engine was one of the most popular and reputedly reliable aircraft engines in its class (two-stroke, under 60 horsepower), [ 3 ] and it remains widely used and ...
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). Under the Rotax brand, the company is one of the world's largest producers of light ...
The standard engine supplied was the twin cylinder, liquid-cooled, two-stroke, dual-ignition 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 engine in pusher configuration. The 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503 and 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447 engines were factory options. [1] The aircraft fuselage is made from metal tubing, while the fairing is fiberglass. Its two-bladed rotor has ...
Data from Aerolite 103 website & KitPlanes General characteristics Crew: one Length: 17 ft 0 in (5.19 m) Wingspan: 26 ft 10 in (8.18 m) Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Wing area: 124 sq ft (11.54 m 2) Empty weight: 275 lb (125 kg) Max takeoff weight: 600 lb (272 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 447 fixed pitch, 40 hp (30 kW) Performance Maximum speed: 70 mph (113 km/h, 61 kn) Cruise speed: 63 mph (102 km ...
The Firestar was intended to be a FAR 103 legal ultralight when powered by the 28 hp (21 kW) Rotax 277 engine. The 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447 or the 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503 were optional engines, although the aircraft then falls into the US Experimental - amateur-built category.
Single seat aircraft designed for the US ultralight category. Engine options were the 28 hp (21 kW) Rotax 277, 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447 or 22 hp (16 kW) Zenoah G-25. [1] [2] Tandem Airbike Two-seat aircraft designed as an ultralight trainer or amateur-built. Standard engine was the 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503. [1] [2]
To enable the Taurus to self-launch, a pop-out propeller is mounted on the rear fuselage driven by a Rotax 503 piston engine. [2] In 2007 the company developed the Taurus Electro with the piston engine replaced by a permanent magnet synchronous three-phase brushless motor. [3] [9] By 2011, Pipistrel had delivered 100 aircraft of the Taurus ...
Data from Kitplanes General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one passenger Wingspan: 34 ft (10 m) Wing area: 150 sq ft (14 m 2) Empty weight: 336 lb (152 kg) Gross weight: 776 lb (352 kg) Fuel capacity: 10 U.S. gallons (38 L; 8.3 imp gal) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 503 twin cylinder, two-stroke, air-cooled aircraft engine, 50 hp (37 kW) Performance Cruise speed: 62 mph (100 km/h, 54 kn) Service ...