Rotax 462

The Rotax 462 is a two-cylinder two-stroke liquid cooled 462cc aircraft engine, derived from a snowmobile engine. It was built by Rotax of Austria for use in ultralight aircraft.^[1]

Applications

Guerpont Autoplum
Huntwing 462LC
Platzer Motte
Pegasus Q and Pegasus XL-SE Flexwing
Mainair Blade Flexwing

Specifications (462)

Bore: 69.5mm

Stroke: 61.8mm

Displacement: 462.8cc

COMPRESSION RATIO

Theoretical: 11.5

Practical: 6.7

POWER

Low Noise Variant: 28kW (38bhp)

High Power Variant: 38kW (52bhp)

References

Notes

↑ Taylor 1989, p. 681

Bibliography

Taylor, ed. (1989). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1989-90. London, United Kingdom: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-7106-0896-9. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)

Rotax aircraft engines

Two-stroke piston engines	185 277 377 447 462 503 532 535 582 618

Four-stroke piston engines	912 914 915

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