Adept Airmotive’s New V-6 Takes Flight

Adept Airmotive reports that its new V-6 aircraft engine took its maiden flight last week in South Africa in a Ravin 500 experimental aircraft. In a podcast earlier this year, Adept’s Richard Schulz gave us a detailed rundown on the engine, a sophisticated 120-degree V-6 design with electronic controls and exceptionally light weight.

Editorial Staff

Published Jul 27, 2010 12:00 AM EDT

Adept Airmotive reports that its new V-6 aircraft engine took its maiden flight last week in South Africa in a Ravin 500 experimental aircraft. In a podcast earlier this year, Adept's Richard Schulz gave us a detailed rundown on the engine, a sophisticated 120-degree V-6 design with electronic controls and exceptionally light weight.

Although the aircraft and engine aren't on display at AirVenture this week, Schulz is in Oshkosh promoting the engine and will hold a forum in Pavilion 2 at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

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