Rotron Power
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2018}}
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| type = Privately held company
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| foundation = 2008
| founder = Gilo Cardozo
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| hq_location_city = Semley, Wiltshire
| hq_location_country = United Kingdom
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| industry = Aerospace
| products = Aircraft engines
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Rotron Power Limited is a British aircraft engine manufacturer based in Semley, Wiltshire. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of Wankel engines for unmanned aerial vehicles, light aircraft and helicopters.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 260-261. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
The company was founded in 2008 by Gilo Cardozo, who designed the company's first Wankel engine to power a paramotor flight over Mount Everest on 14 May 2007.{{cite web|url = http://www.rotronuav.com/about|title = Company Overview|access-date = 11 May 2018|author=Rotron Power|work = www.rotronuav.com |year=2018}}{{cite web|url = http://www.rotronuav.com/mission-everest/|title = Mission Everest|access-date = 11 May 2018|author=Rotron Power|work = www.rotronuav.com |year=2018}}
The company's RT300 is a Wankel single-rotor design that produces {{convert|31|to|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, while the twin-rotor RT600 produces {{convert|53|to|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}.
Products
Summary of aircraft engines built by Rotron Power:
References
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