Rotron Power Limited is a British

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manufacturer based in Semley, Wiltshire. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of

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s.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 260-261. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. The company was founded in 2008 by

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, who designed the company's first Wankel engine to power a

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on 14 May 2007. The company's RT300 is a Wankel single-rotor design that produces , while the twin-rotor RT600 produces .

Products

Summary of aircraft engines built by Rotron Power: * Rotron RT300 * Rotron RT600

References

External links

*{{Official website Aircraft engine manufacturers of the United Kingdom Manufacturing companies established in 2008 2008 establishments in the United Kingdom Companies based in Wiltshire