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Rotary Engines

Rotary engines for aerospace applications employ a triangular rotor orbiting within an epitrochoidal housing to execute the four-stroke thermodynamic cycle without reciprocating pistons, eliminating the need for valvetrain components and reducing part count significantly. This architecture produces a high power-to-weight ratio from a compact envelope, with apex seals and rotor cooling critical to engine airworthiness across UAV and light-aircraft propulsion roles.

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Rotary Engines suppliers linked to most aircraft programs in our database.

UAV Engines Ltd. (8 aircraft)
Austro Engine GmbH (4)
Aixro Rotary Engines (3)
Rotron Aerospace Ltd. (was Rotron Power) (2)
Freedom Motors (2)
Wankel Supertec GmbH (1)
Alturair (1)

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