Rotax 915 iS

Rotax 915 iS
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Type Piston aircraft engine
National origin Austria
Manufacturer Rotax
First run 2014
Major applications Issoire APM 41 Simba 915iS
Produced 2017-present[1]
Developed from Rotax 912
Variants Rotax 916 iS

The Rotax 915 iS is an Austrian aircraft engine, produced by Rotax of Gunskirchen for use in ultralight aircraft, homebuilt aircraft, light-sport aircraft, small helicopters and gyroplanes. The engine was type certified in 2017.[2][3]

The engine was first publicly displayed at AirVenture in July 2015[2] and first flown in March 2016.[4]

In January 2016 the engine was named AVweb's "Best New Engine" of 2015.[5]

  1. ^ "ROTAX 915 IS/ISC - Rotax Aircraft Engines". www.flyrotax.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Rotax Announces New 135-hp Turbocharged Engine". AVweb. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Rotax-Owner.com - ROTAX 915 IS: BRP UNVEILS A NEW TURBOCHARGED ROTAX AIRCRAFT ENGINE". Rotax-Owner. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Rotax Updates 915iS Progress". AVweb. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  5. ^ "AVweb's Stuff of the Year". AVweb. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.