Why Rotax's 300hp V6 Aero Engine Never Saw Production

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Rotax designed and built - several - 300hp V6 engine examples. Not only that, it was just about the get certification when Rotax announced it would not produce the engine for the market. What happened? Was there a problem with the engine design? We explore the engine in detail and find out. Adept 120° V6 - https://youtu.be/RNy6dL3UqDs Balance shaft claim source: https://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=03fbf60a-41b2-4a3a-b743-3f176f545c18 Liability cost source: https://web.archive.org/web/20170711045020/http://www.freepatentsonline.com/article/Transportation-Journal/17572867.html Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lets_go_aviate/ Video attribution: Aircraft engine Type 936 by BRP-Rotax (https://youtu.be/nBlSS1SM_S8), copyright BRP-Rotax CONQUEST BY AIR by PublicResourceOrg (https://youtu.be/Vff7bqGuOR8), license CC-BY Inline 6 Cylinder-author MichaelFrey (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) cropped Engine V6 Mechanical Animation by JKastle007 (https://youtu.be/eJA7wVm-ADs), license CC-BY MANUFACTURING CRANKSHAFT by MR.MACHINE (https://youtu.be/AEsDHm4G5SY), license CC-BY Straight-3 engine-author MichaelFrey (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) cropped, rotating, multiple use next to another BRP-Rotax – Company Video by BRP-Rotax (https://youtu.be/lK40jDfrJJA), license CC-BY Image attribution: JAGUAR 3L V6 Supercharged-author Jaguar MENA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) crop+zoom Rolls-Royce Merlin 61 12 cylinder-author Tomás Del Coro (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/) cropped Split-trhow crankshaft-author Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) red circle overlaid McLaren Artura-author Alexander Migl (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) crop+zoom 2022 Ferrari 296-author Max Baillie (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) crop+zoom Upper balance shaft exposed-author l0lnix (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) no changes Lycoming LIO-360-author YSSYguy (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) cropped V11 big valves-author Tutkamestari (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) no changes FADEC for piston engines-author (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) no changes FW 190 A8-author Kogo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License) overlaid text Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A5-author Cliff from I now live in Arlington, VA (Outside Washington DC), USA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en) no changes Continental IO-520-author Stahlkocher(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) no changes TSIOF-550-D-author FlugKerl2 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) no changes Textron Lycoming engine-author Greg Heartsfield (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) crop+zoom Beechcraft Bonanza-author D. Miller (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) crop+zoom MAULE M-7-author Aleksander Markin (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en) crop+zoom Sonaca 200-author Sonaca aircraft (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) crop+zoom HB-EBG LSGE(Bonanza)-author Hp.Baumeler (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) crop+zoom US Made GenAvAirplanes 1946-2009 UnitsShipped NetBillingsIn2009Dollars-author Zxtxtxz (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) no changes Adept 320T engine-author FlugKerl2 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en) no changes Chapters: 0:00 The Rotax 936 0:49 1 - Historical Factors 2:05 2 - Rotax 936 Design 9:55 3 - Production Cancelled 11:31 4 - Liability 14:22 5 - Demise of the 120° V6?