AT972T
Type Aircraft engine
National origin United States
Manufacturer AeroTwin Motors Corporation

The AeroTwin AT972T is an American aircraft engine, designed and produced by the AeroTwin Motors Corporation, a subsidiary of the AirScooter Corporation of Henderson, Nevada for use in ultralight aircraft, in particular their AirScooter helicopter design.[1][2]

The company seems to have been founded about 2002 and gone out of business in 2012 and production ended.[3]

Design and development

The engine is a twin-cylinder four-stroke, in-line, 972 cc (59.3 cu in) displacement, air and oil-cooled, gasoline engine design, with either a poly V belt or mechanical gearbox reduction drive with a clutch and reduction ratios of 1.88, 2.00 and 2.14:1. It employs dual electronic ignition and produces 65 hp (48 kW) at 4200 rpm, with a compression ratio of 8.0:1.[1]

Specifications (AT972T)

Data from Tacke[1]

General characteristics

Components

Performance

See also

Related lists

References

  1. ^ a b c Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, pages 256-257. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. ^ AirScooter Corporation (2008). "About Us". www.aerotwinmotors.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Aerotwin Motors Corporation". Archived from the original on 15 November 2012.