The Rotax 377 is a , twin-cylinder,
two-stroke
A two-stroke (or two-stroke cycle) engine is a type of internal combustion engine that completes a Thermodynamic power cycle, power cycle with two strokes (up and down movements) of the piston during one power cycle, this power cycle being comple ...
aircraft engine, that was built by
BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co. KG of
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
for use in
ultralight aircraft
Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with ailer ...
.
[Raisner, William: ''LEAF catlog'', pages 6-105. Leading Edge Airfoils, 1995.]
Development
The Rotax 377 features piston-ported, air-cooled cylinder heads and cylinders, utilizing either a fan or free air for cooling. Lubrication is by use of pre-mixed fuel and oil. The 377 has a single
Bosch Flywheel Magneto Generator 12 volt ignition system and is equipped with a 36 mm Bing double float
carburetor
A carburetor (also spelled carburettor) is a device used by an internal combustion engine to control and mix air and fuel entering the engine. The primary method of adding fuel to the intake air is through the venturi tube in the main meteri ...
, with either a hand lever or cable choke.
The Rotax 377 is no longer in production.
Applications
Specifications (377)
See also
References
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Air-cooled aircraft piston engines
Rotax engines
Two-stroke aircraft piston engines