SMA Engines (Société de Motorisations Aéronautiques) is a French manufacturer of diesel engines for light aircraft, located in Bourges. A subsidiary of Safran, SMA engine production is currently limited to one model, the SMA SR305-230, which has received a Supplemental Type Certificate for installation in the Cessna 182Q and R.Federal Aviation Administration (July 2006) Supplemental Type Certificate STC Number: SA03302AT retrieved: 8 March 2011 The engine uses jet fuel, readily available at airports worldwide.http://www.smaengines.com Retrieved 2016-05-06
History SMA was founded in 1997 as a 50/50 joint venture between SOCATA and Renault Sport to develop a diesel engine for light aircraft.Gunston, p. 218-219 SNECMA also entered the joint venture with a one-third interest in June 2000. The prefix of the engines changed to SR, for SNECMA-Renault. In 2005, Safran bought out the other partners to become the sole owner of SMA.
On 25 September 2020 Safran announced the sale of the SR305 and SR460 engine programs to Röder Group.
Products SMA SR305-230 4-cylinder SMA SR460 6-cylinder version, , in development.
References
External links Official SMA website