Revolution Rotary Engines Inc.

Dave Atkins has been flying this RV-6 with a 180HP R602A engine for 14 years.

Aviation

In the North American aircraft industry there are over 700 home-built and ultralight aircraft models that use engines in the size and configuration of our ‘rotary combustion’ engines. With the new “Light Sport Aircraft” area growing exponentially, there is a potential for thousands of the engines in this category. Since being established in April 2005, approximately 3500 new LSA aircraft, from over 40 manufacturers have been sold.

The R301A is especially suited to the Part 103 market, for aircraft weighing under 254 lbs. With an all-up weight of under 63 lbs. for a 35 HP engine, many manufacturers find that this engine is perfect for their applications.

An example of this is the “Baby Breeze” designed and built by M-Squared aircraft, in St. Elmo, Alabama. Weighing in at 250 lbs, this little aircraft has 3-axis controls, and does not require a pilot to have a license to fly it.

Baby Breeze

The “Baby Breeze” from M-Squared

The engine can be operated as a tractor or pusher configuration, and will run vertically.

The R600A series of engines are different in that they have an oil sump system, and start at 90HP per rotor, with up to 3 rotors available. They can also be supercharger or turbocharged for additional power.