Rotron Power Limited
TypePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
Founded2008
FounderGilo Cardozo
Headquarters
Semley, Wiltshire
,
United Kingdom
ProductsAircraft engines
Websitewww.rotronuav.com

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]

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]

Products

Summary of aircraft engines built by Rotron Power:

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.
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