25 August 2020
A Chinese manufacturer of engines for light aircraft is exporting them to Europe through a new distributor in France.
Air K Motors is the official European distributor of Zongshen Aero Engines. Three engines currently available have power outputs of 80hp, 100hp and a turbocharged 115hp engine. A fourth variant with 109hp and electronic fuel injection is in development.
The engines look remarkably like the Rotax series of aero engines and Zongshen confirms the C115 engine is identical to the Rotax 914 UL turbo. Zongshen has previously specialised in two and four stroke engines for scooters and motorcycles.
The engine line-up:
C80: 80hp, overall dimensions and weight identical to the Rotax 912. 2,500 hour TBO. 20 years of calendar maturity before revision. Price: €12,360 inc tax.
C100: 100hp, overall dimensions and weight identical to the Rotax 912S. TBO of 2000 hours. 20 years of calendar maturity before revision. Price €14,640 inc tax.
C110efi: in development. 109hp, dimensions and identical weight to the 912S. Injection and generator 500 watt. Estimated price €18,000 inc tax.
C115: 115hp, footprint and identical weight to the Rotax 914. TBO of 2000 hours. 20 years of calendar maturity before revision. Price €24,000 inc tax.
6 comments
I wouldn’t be surprised to still find a Rotax serial number in the cast 🙁
Hi this engine have a certification for Ul
Thanks
a chineeze ripoff selling for the same price as the certified original…..man, that will sell like hot cakes………….not.
太贵了。应该以你要求的一半的价格出售，否则没有人买。
You say that “The engines look remarkably like the Rotax series of aero engines . . . . ”
What did you think was different because I cannot see any difference? The engines look like a perfectly reverse engineered copy of the Rotax 9 series engines and the prices too!
It will be interesting to see if they are perfectly reverse engineered or if Rotax discovered the mole and fed him or her some misinformation . . . . remember Concorde and the Tupolev Tu-144 . . . . crashed and burned.
Hi Mr. Hausding
you would say…
The 100 hp Rotax could be find at 14.600 vat included?
If yes, please tell me where.
Tks