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Rotax Reaches Out to Customers During Company Fly-In

Engine supplier to light sport, ultralight, and home-built aircraft marks decades of product development.

Light sport aircraft assemble at the Rotax fly-in in Austria. [Courtesy: Rotax].
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Key Takeaways:

  • BRP-Rotax, a leading manufacturer of engines for ultralight and light-sport aircraft, held a fly-in event in Austria to foster networking among its suppliers, customers, and the aviation community.
  • The company dominates its market segment, having sold over 190,000 engines and holding an estimated 80% market share in ultralight and light-sport aircraft engines.
  • Rotax supports its global presence with a wide network of distributors and service locations, and its engines have evolved from adapted powersports units to highly reliable aircraft powerplants, significantly contributing to the growth and popularity of these aircraft categories.
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BRP-Rotax, the Austrian manufacturer of engines that have become the standard for ultralight and light-sport aviation, held a fly-in last weekend in Gunskirchen, Austria, to promote networking among its suppliers, customers, and the wider aviation community.

The company, which is a unit of powersports manufacturer Bombardier Recreational Products, said more than 100 people attended the event held at an airfield in Wels, Austria, despite cloudy weather that was not ideal. The gathering marked an opportunity to look back at the evolution of Rotax engines over several decades, especially for use in aircraft.

Jonathan Welsh

Jonathan Welsh is Lead Editor of Aviation Consumer and a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4

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