Kawasaki Enters General Aviation - Gasoline, Hydrogen, Hybrid & a V12!

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Kawasaki has announced that they will be entering the light aircraft market, and now they have revealed details about their plans. Let's go over the historical context, the engine specs, how it compares and my general thoughts on this announcement and the challenges Kawasaki will face when entering general aviation. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lets_go_aviate/ ENGINE SPECS SOURCES: https://www.global-kawasaki-motors.com/aero-piston-engines/index.html https://www.flyrotax.com/products/914-ul-f https://ulpower.com/en/engines/ul350/ul350i https://ulpower.com/en/engines/ul520/ul520is https://continental.aero/specsheets/Continental-specsheet-Avgas-360-Engine-Series-v2_WEB.pdf https://www.deltahawk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/SpecSheetBack-April2025.pdf https://continental.aero/specsheets/Continental-specsheet-Avgas-550-Engine-Series-v2_WEB.pdf https://www.lycoming.com/sites/default/files/attachments/IOM-TEO-540-C1A_Rev_4.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoming_IO-720#Specifications_(IO-720A) Thumbnail image attribution (partially) Kawasaki supercharged motorcycle engine-author Morio (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) engine cut from photo, made head cover green IMAGE ATTRIBUTION Motore Alfa Romeo RA1000-author Alessandro Nassiri for Museo scienza e tecnologia Milano (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) overlaid text Aichi Atsuta 31-author Kogo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License) no changes Kawasaki KAL-1 ‘JA3074’-author Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en) cropped+zoom Lycoming T53-L-1 Turboshaft Engine-author Sanjay Acharya (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) cropped Pratt & Whitney logo-author Franco Atirador (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) no changes Kawasaki supercharged motorcycle engine-author Morio (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) no changes Toyota hydrogen fuel cell-author Joseph Brent (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en) cropped+zoom liquid hydrogen being poured into a container-author Raphael Concorde (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) no changes Hydrogen tanks for Toyota Mirai-author Whoisjohngalt (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) no changes SUISO FRONTIER-author Hunini (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) crop+zoom UL350iS-author Defjak (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) no changes TSIOF-550-D-author FlugKerl2 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) background removed Lycoming TEO540-author FlugKerl2 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) background removed, color temp changed Beechcraft 220 Denali-author ZLEA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) cropped+zoom+overlaid text Royal Saudi Air force King Air-author Meteb Ali (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) cropped+zoom Cessna 182Q SMA-author Christophe Mathy (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) crop+zoom Kawasaki Z1300-author Rikita (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) crop+zoom VIDEO ATTRIBUTION Awaken Your Supersport | The All-New 2023 Ninja ZX-4RR KRT Edition by Kawasaki USA (https://youtu.be/nWLkaNR00KM), license CC-BY The Only One for GoodTimes | Introducing the All-New 2023 Jet Ski Ultra 160 by Kawasaki USA (https://youtu.be/mWq6sARgilQ), license CC-BY Kawasaki STRONG | Introducing the All-New 2024 MULE PRO 1000 Series by Kawasaki USA (https://youtu.be/zzuJcRkpswg), license CC-BY 川崎重工：T-4 ブルーインパルスの整備業務とは － 技能職篇 by Kawasaki Group Channel (https://youtu.be/7oFzLHYw4lE) copyright Kawasaki Group Channel 2025 Kawasaki Ninja H2 HySE Hydrogen Launched by Moto ARIY (https://youtu.be/al_hxoeVVJY), license CC-BY Kawasaki H2 the FASTEST MOTORCYCLE in the world by TFV MotorCycles (https://youtu.be/d1R9w3mCd1Y), license CC-BY Chapters: 0:00 Kawasaki Enters General Aviation! 0:27 Kawasaki's Aviation Legacy 2:38 Why Enter This Market? 4:15 Development Roadmap 5:14 Hydrogen Ambitions 7:26 Gasoline Engine Lineup 7:57 How Does it Compare? 9:48 Design Considerations & Concerns 12:56 Likely to Succeed?