Rotax 916 iS

Rotax 916 iS
Type Piston aircraft engine
National origin Austria
Manufacturer Rotax
Major applications CubCrafters Carbon Cub UL
Developed from Rotax 915 iS

The Rotax 916 iS is an Austrian piston aircraft engine, designed and produced by Rotax of Gunskirchen for use in light aircraft, light sport, ultralight, homebuilt aircraft and Unmanned aerial vehicle.[1][2]

The engine was publicly introduced in March 2023 and first used in the CubCrafters Carbon Cub UL.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

  1. ^ BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG. "916 iS A, iSc A, iS C24, iSc C24". flyrotax.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. ^ BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG (28 March 2023). "Press Release 916iS/c - the impossible engine". flyrotax.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. ^ Bertorelli, Paul (28 March 2023). "Carbon Cub Gets A Rotax". AVweb. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  4. ^ Bertorelli, Paul (1 April 2023). "Rotax and CubCrafters: Let's Hear It For Putting Light Back Into Light Aircraft". AVweb. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  5. ^ Cook, Marc (31 March 2023). "Sun 'n Fun 2023: CubCrafters Unveils The New Carbon Cub UL". AVweb. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  6. ^ Godlewski, Meg (30 March 2023). "CubCrafters Unveils Carbon Cub UL". Flying. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  7. ^ Lynch, Kerry (30 March 2023). "CubCrafters Rolls Out UL Variant with Updated Engine". AIN OnLine. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  8. ^ Cook, Marc (31 March 2023). "CubCrafters Unveils the New Carbon Cub UL". KitPlanes. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  9. ^ Cub Crafters (28 March 2023). "PRESS RELEASE – CubCrafters to Offer New Rotax Powered Carbon Cub". cubcrafters.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.