The Rotax 535 is an Austrian aircraft engine, that was designed and produced by Rotax of Gunskirchen for use in motor gliders.European Aviation Safety Agency, (26 February 2010), Type Certificate Data Sheet Number: E.209, retrieved 24 September 2015
The first application for type certification to JAR 22, Appendix H, was made on 29 June 1982 and the first certification was granted on 27 April 1983. It is out of production and is no longer offered for sale by Rotax.
Design and development The Rotax 535 is a twin cylinder two-stroke, in-line, displacement, liquid-cooled, gasoline engine design, with a 3:1 belt reduction drive. It employs dual Bosch or Ducati magnetic high-voltage condenser ignition systems, one or two carburetors and produces a maximum of at 7200 rpm. It runs on 96 octane automotive gasoline or 100LL avgas. Lubrication is 50:1 super two stroke oil premixed with the fuel.
Variants 535A Equipped with twin Tillotson HR or Mikuni BN 38 diaphragm carburetors and a Mikuni DF 44 diaphragm fuel pump. Produces at 7200 rpm. First certified on 27 April 1983. 535B Equipped with twin Tillotson HR or Mikuni BN 38 diaphragm carburetors and a Mikuni DF 44 diaphragm fuel pump. Produces at 7200 rpm. First certified on 27 April 1983. 535C Equipped with one Mikuni BN 38 diaphragm carburetor and a Mikuni DF 44 diaphragm fuel pump. Produces at 7200 rpm. First certified on 12 June 1987.
Applications Glaser-Dirks DG-500M Rolladen-Schneider LS9 - prototype Schempp-Hirth Janus Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4 Schleicher ASH 25
Specifications (535A)
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External links Photo of a Rotax 535 engine