Swedish aircraft engine
The Radne Raket 120 (English: Rocket ) is a lightweight single cylinder, two-stroke aircraft engine used for powered hang gliders , paramotors and ultralight aircraft that is built by Radne Motor AB of Haninge, Sweden .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Design and development [ edit ] The Raket 120 features electronic ignition and a Walbro carburetor . It weighs 6.8 kg (15 lb) and, due to its 13,000 rpm redline usually drives a propeller through a 3.6:1 reduction drive . The engine is equipped with a centrifugal clutch to allow running the engine without turning the propeller.[ 1] [ 2] [ 4]
Raket 120 Aero
Model with recoil starter .[ 2]
Raket 120 Aero ES
Model with electric starter.[ 3] Specifications (Raket 120 Aero)[ edit ] Data from Radne, Wasp Systems and The World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12[ 1] [ 2] [ 4]
General characteristics Type: two-stroke , single cylinder
Bore : 60 mm (2.4 in)
Stroke : 42 mm (1.7 in)
Displacement : 118.8 cc (7.2 cu in)
Length: 219 mm (8.6 in)
Width: 234 mm (9.2 in)
Height: 171 mm (6.7 in)
Dry weight : 6.8 kg (15 lb)
Components
^ a b c Wasp Systems (n.d.). "Radne Racket" . Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2011 .
^ a b c d Radne Motor AB (2011). "Raket 120 Aero" . Retrieved 19 November 2011 .
^ a b Radne Motor AB (2011). "Raket 120 Aero ES" . Retrieved 19 November 2011 .
^ a b c Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12 , pages 242-243. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
^ Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16 , pages 260-261. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X