DHC-2 RED Beaver maiden flight

Read what the pilot says: “The RED A-03 engine installation in the Sealand modified deHavilland DHC-2 Beaver is a powerful and fuel efficient new powerplant for this venerable airplane. It provides simple operation, and the confidence of near complete redundancy. The liquid cooling system maintains ideal engine operating temperatures from the most extreme high power, …

DHC-2 BEAVER

A DHC-2 Beaver powered by the RED A03 V12 Jet-A compression ignition engine combines the well proven workhorse with efficient state of the art engine technology.At a quite comparable firewall forward weight compared to the R985, The RED A03 offers 550 hp which led to a remarkable short take-off distance and a steep climb. The …

Fletcher FU-24 maiden flight

Recently a Fletcher FU-24 took its maiden flight in New Zealand, now using the modern common rail compression ignition RED A03-003 engine with 500 HP, replacing its original 400 HP 8 cylinder AVGAS engine. Diesel Air New Zealand Ltd., in New Zealand, and RED Aircraft, in Germany, have been working hard to retrofit the classic …

AirTractor AT-301

The AT-301 is widely used for agricultural work and was manufactured by Air Tractor in the US since 1976. The original engine was a P&W R-1340 designed in the 20th of the last century. Although the production numbers were rather high over the years, the fuel consumption and the spare part availability became a real …

Yakovlev YAK-18T

RED A03 Powered YAK-18T Red aircraft GmbH has successfully fitted its revolutionary RED A03 engine to a YAK18T. By retrofitting a brand new engine to a pre-existing airframe, RED seeks to demonstrate the key benefits provided by the engine to other manufacturers and operators. RED aircraft has successfully test flown a YAK-18T fitted with its …

Yakovlev YAK-52

First flown in 1976, The Yak-52 is a two-seat, single-engine monoplane, designed by Aleksandir Sergievich Yakovlev. It was first developed in the Soviet Union before it’s manufacture was transferred to Aerostar in Romania, which oversaw an output of over 1800 aircraft. The Yak-52 was developed as a basic training aircraft for pilots in the former …