After two and a half years of development, Austro Engine has bench-tested a new dual full authority digital engine-controlled rotary aircraft engine called the AE80R.
As a final target it will have a weight of 27 kg with an output of 80 hp (58 kw).
Compared to the AE50R (55 PS Austro Engine rotary engine) the new engine has no loss lubrication system anymore which results in an extremely low oil consumption. A dual FADEC (Full Authority Digital Engine Control) controlled fuel injection system will keep fuel consumption on the lowest possible level. The engine is designed to power small manned or unmanned aircraft.
According to Christian Dries, Chairman and Owner Diamond Aircraft, the AE80R might has the potential to become one of the leader in the extremely weight sensitive market of LSA (Light Sport Aircraft) and ultra-light aircraft. “The engine has no vibration and therefore it is ideal to power UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) with highly sensitive equipment” he added.
Image: AE50R – Austro
Source: Press Release
Hi down under I am glad to see a company is working to get a better rotary engine then mazda. will you be willing to put your rotary in gyroplanes or are going to stick with airplanes only that is manned and unmanned fixed wing. Let me know if you going to test them on rotary wing aircraft or not anyway I will be following your testing of the ae80r engine. thank for your time.