Rotax 462

Rotax 462
Type	Piston aero-engine
National origin	Austria
Manufacturer	Rotax

The Rotax 462 is a 51 hp (38 kW), two-cylinder, two-stroke aircraft engine, dervied from a snowmobile engine it was built by Rotax of Austria for use in ultralight aircraft.^[1]

Specifications (462)

Data from ^[1]Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1989-90

General characteristics

• Type: two-stroke air-cooled aeroengine
• Bore: 69.5 mm (2.74 in)
• Stroke: 61 mm (2.40 in)
• Displacement: 496.7 cc (30.31 cu in)
• Dry weight: 32 kg (70.5 lb) (dry, no exhaust system)

Components

• Valvetrain: Rotary valve
• Cooling system: air

Performance

• Power output: 38 kW (51 hp) at 6500 rpm

See also

Related lists

• List of aircraft engines
  

References

Notes

Bibliography

Rotax aircraft engines Two-stroke piston engines 185 · 277 · 377 · 447 · 462 · 503 · 532 · 582 · 618 Four-stroke piston engines 912 · 914

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