| 582 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Rotax 582 pusher installation on a Quad City Challenger II | |
| Type | Piston aero-engine |
| National origin | Austria |
| Manufacturer | Rotax |
| Major applications | Quad City Challenger Blue Yonder Merlin |
| Status | Production to be completed by end of 2021[1] |
| Produced | 1989-2021[1][2] |
| Number built | more than 30,000 (July 2021)[1] |
The Rotax 582 is a 48 kW (64 hp) two-stroke, two-cylinder, rotary intake valve, oil-in-fuel or oil injection pump, liquid-cooled, gear reduction-drive aircraft engine manufactured by BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co. KG. It is for use in non-certified aircraft operating in day visual flight rules.[3]
Production of the engine ended at the end of 2021.[1]
- ^ a b c d O'Connor, Kate (26 July 2021). "Rotax To End 582 UL Engine Production". AVweb. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "40 years of rotax aircraft engines". Rotax. 30 June 2015.
- ^ Prizio, Dave: "Firewall Forward: Rotax service Training," July 19, 2013, Kitplanes, retrieved July 5, 2023