GUNSKIRCHEN, Austria, March 8, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - BRP launches the new Rotax 912 iS engine. An evolution of the Rotax 912 engine, the 912 iS engine delivers 38% to 70% better fuel efficiency than ...

For the better part of the past century-plus, Rotax has been one of the most prominent names in the small aircraft engine market. While the company has changed its base of operation several times ...

The 912iS includes a Rockwell Collins-built engine-control unit (ECU) that is the functional equivalent of a full-authority digital engine controller (FADEC) for the fuel-injected 100hp (74kW) engine.

Engine manufacturer Rotax will this year begin delivering ASTM and certificated versions of a new four-stroke, four-cylinder piston 912iS engine, with monitoring capabilities typically found only in ...