Austro Engine
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Austro Engine is an Austria
n manufacturer of aircraft engine
s based at Wiener Neustadt
in Lower Austria
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and partners. The products are reciprocating engine
s and Wankel engine
s. The Wankel aero-engines are developed from the MidWest AE series
engines developed at Staverton by MidWest, a UK firm that was bought by Diamond.
on January 28, 2009 and through the FAA on July 29, 2009. The E4 is installed on various types of Diamond Aircraft Industries aircraft.
, Schleicher ASH 31
and Schiebel Camcopter S-100.
' M1 "Monoblock", the AE500 (6-cylinder, 280 hp) is the result of the cooperation between the two companies. It is used in the Diamond DA50.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n manufacturer of aircraft engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
s based at Wiener Neustadt
Wiener Neustadt
-Main sights:* The Late-Romanesque Dom, consecrated in 1279 and cathedral from 1469 to 1785. The choir and transept, in Gothic style, are from the 14th century. In the late 15th century 12 statues of the Apostles were added in the apse, while the bust of Cardinal Melchior Klesl is attributed to...
in Lower Austria
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
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History
The production site and headquarters was built in 2007 with an investment of EUR 13 Million. The company was founded by Diamond Aircraft IndustriesDiamond Aircraft Industries
Diamond Aircraft Industries is an Austrian-based manufacturer of general aviation aircraft and motor gliders, which also has a large manufacturing facility in London, Ontario, Canada...
and partners. The products are reciprocating engine
Reciprocating engine
A reciprocating engine, also often known as a piston engine, is a heat engine that uses one or more reciprocating pistons to convert pressure into a rotating motion. This article describes the common features of all types...
s and Wankel engine
Wankel engine
The Wankel engine is a type of internal combustion engine using an eccentric rotary design to convert pressure into a rotating motion instead of using reciprocating pistons. Its four-stroke cycle takes place in a space between the inside of an oval-like epitrochoid-shaped housing and a rotor that...
s. The Wankel aero-engines are developed from the MidWest AE series
MidWest AE series
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engines developed at Staverton by MidWest, a UK firm that was bought by Diamond.
Austro Engine E4 (AE 300)
Reciprocating four-cylinder, four-stroke diesel aircraft engine, marketed as the AE 300. Certified through the European Aviation Safety Agency EASAEuropean Aviation Safety Agency
The European Aviation Safety Agency is an agency of the European Union with offices in Cologne, Germany, which has been given regulatory and executive tasks in the field of civilian aviation safety. It was created on 15 July 2002, and it reached full functionality in 2008, taking over functions...
on January 28, 2009 and through the FAA on July 29, 2009. The E4 is installed on various types of Diamond Aircraft Industries aircraft.
AE50R
Wankel engine with 250 cm³ (15 cu in) displacement, 55 hp a weight of 27.8 kg (61 lb). The AE50R is installed on the Schleicher ASH 30Schleicher ASH 30
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, Schleicher ASH 31
Schleicher ASH 31
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and Schiebel Camcopter S-100.
AE500
Based on Steyr MotorsSteyr Motors GmbH
Steyr Motors is an Austrian manufacturer of Diesel-engines based in Steyr, Upper-Austria.-History:Steyr Motors has its origin in the Diesel-engine division of the earlier Steyr-Daimler-Puch group. Since 2001 it became an independent company trough internal Management Buyout.In 2008 Steyr Motors...
' M1 "Monoblock", the AE500 (6-cylinder, 280 hp) is the result of the cooperation between the two companies. It is used in the Diamond DA50.