nv industry aircraft engine manufacturer founded 2006 headquarters ieper belgium products aircraft engines website http www.ulpower.com ulpower aero engines is a belgian company which manufactures engines specifically designed for light aircraft rotorcraft use . contents 1 history 2 engines 3 references 4 external links history edit for several years a belgian group of enthusiastic private individuals financed and developed a new modern technology light weight engine for aircraft application . they believed they had the technology and knowledge to introduce a more modern alternative to the existing aircraft engines on the market . after 3 years of development and testing of several prototypes the first ul260i 72 kw 97 hp engine was installed in an aircraft a lambert mission m106 . first flight tests were performed in december 2005 . after proving citation needed the engine reliability on the ground and in the air the project was merged into an official company structure . ulpower aero engines was officially formed in march 2006 to concentrate on the further design and manufacture of engines where light weight power and reliability are important to the client . series production commenced by the end of that year . over the first years the ul260i has equipped several popular light aircraft e.g. storch zenair zodiac ch601 escapade dynaero mcr01 hannuman x air . in 2009 ulpower launched some new engine types the ul260is 80 kw 107 hp the ul260isa 80 kw 107 hp with inverted oil system for aerobatics and the ul350is 93 kw 125 hp . for the french market specifically two adapted versions are also available the ul260if 74 kw 100 hp based on the ul260is and the ul350if 90 kw 120 hp based on the ul350is specifically for gyrocopter application . the product line was expanded again in 2013 with a line of 6 cylinder engines in both 3900 cc and 5200 cc variants each with an option for higher or lower compression requiring different minimum fuel grades . engines edit ul350is ulpower produces a range of direct drive air cooled horizontally opposed engines with multiport fuel injection and fadec . all engines can run on avgas or automotive gasoline with up to 15 % ethanol . 4 cylinder engines model power displacement weight minimum octane notes ul260i 97 hp 72 kw 2592 cc 72.3 kg 159.3 lb 95 ron 91 aki ul260is 107 hp 80 kw 2592 cc 72.3 kg 159.3 lb 98 ron 93 aki ul260if 100 hp 74 kw 2592 cc 72.3 kg 159.3 lb 98 ron 93 aki built for french market ul260isa 100 hp 74 kw 2592 cc 74.8 kg 164.9 lb 98 ron 93 aki aerobatic ul350i 118 hp 88 kw 3503 cc 72.3 kg 159.3 lb 95 ron 91 aki ul350is 130 hp 97 kw 3503 cc 72.3 kg 159.3 lb 98 ron 93 aki 6 cylinder engines model power displacement weight minimum octane notes ul390i 140 hp 104 kw 3900 cc 101 kg 222 lb 95 ron 91 aki ul390is 160 hp 119 kw 3900 cc 101 kg 222 lb 98 ron 93 aki ul520i 180 hp 134 kw 5200 cc 108 kg 238 lb 95 ron 91 aki ul520is 200 hp 149 kw 5200 cc 108 kg 238 lb 98 ron 93 aki references edit norton thomas f. june 2007 . the promise of things to come ... engine makers report progress and innovation . the southern aviator . retrieved 2008 02 03 . external links edit ulpower company retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ulpower aero engines & oldid 738710232 categories aircraft engine manufacturers of belgiumhidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from may 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages nederlands edit links this page was last modified on 10 september 2016 at 16 12 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view