April 16, Think about this: A Rotax-powered aircraft capable of high-speed cruising at miles an hour? April 15, At least three different importers have represented C42 versions to the U. April 9, Affordable is a word I often hear as I explore the ever-expanding world of light aircraft. April 2, March 16, February 28, One of the most successful airplane designs of all time is the Quicksilver. February 17, December 23, December 17, November 11, October 29, October 16, If you flew better than 9, hours solely to give trike instruction, you would tend to develop ideas about how an aircraft can better fit the type of flying lessons you want to give.
August 26, Although a mirror reflection of the greater global economy, many pilots are stunned that airshow after airshow has fallen to the virus.
August 12, If you pay any attention to LSA seaplanes, you should already know about Aventura. June 22, June 8, May 31, The need for speed is hard wired into humans, it seems.
April 30, April 18, This first year I ever saw Randy Schlitter fly one his models at an airshow seems a hundred years ago.
The Coronavirus madness is far from being a U. Naturally, we tend to focus on our own part of the world …as we must. April 14, While I continue to worry about the cash crunch faced by two of my favorite shows, I am still driven to provide content as if those shows had occurred this year and not been postponed to April 11, As everyone on the planet knows by now, aviation has nary an airshow in sight.
April 7, Way back when, long before the birth of the Light-Sport Aircraft segment in , lots of us flew ultralights.
April 5, How does one LSA brand rise and stay above others? Many reasons can be introduced; all possibly valid. February 29, February 9, It started with a seemingly simple product. Discover the key events of the last years. Keep an eye out for the special ones! Want to join in? Find out here what our milestones are all about. In the beginning is a pioneer. Friedrich Gottschalk is the owner of a successful bicycle components factory in Dresden. He is an all-round producer, making everything a gentleman could require in relation to bicycles.
Brakes, tires and saddles, but also caps, bicycle clips and gaiters. Then he notices the first bicycle hubs, US-produced models that are spreading through Germany. And he quickly realizes that they could be done better!
Anyone who rates themselves as a cyclist wants a bicycle with a Rotax freewheel hub. Even competitive cycling, for example the popular cycle races in front of the Berlin Sportpalast, is soon organized under the Rotax banner. Renowned racers are proud to carry the name of Rotax on their jerseys.
Friedrich Gottschalk has been a manufacturer for decades, focusing on the development of his bestseller - the freewheel hub. But his entrepreneurial zeal is thwarted by the economic repercussions of the First World War. On November 27, , the Rotax brand becomes the company Rotax-Werk AG; Friedrich Gottschalk re-establishes his business, and with the help of friends puts it back on the road to success. The year is Air raids are becoming more frequent.
Management is considering whether to transfer ball bearings and engines production, which is critical to the war effort, to a safer location.
Then they remember their subsidiary Rotax, which they have somewhat neglected in recent years. What could be more natural than to disguise their engine production under the familiar name of the bicycle hub manufacturer? Employees come direct from Schweinfurt to Wels and the first armaments engines come off the production lines in Rotax survives the war with minimal bomb damage.
Although the future remains uncertain, the company is producing around 1, engines for agricultural and industrial machinery by June , and starting to gain a foothold in the market again. The switch from wartime to civilian production is a success.
Everyday life in the post-war period is characterized by deprivation but also by the optimism of reconstruction. At Christmas , Rotax employees enjoy a Christmas bonus from the management. The new Gunskirchen site is acquired in I agree to all cookies. Cookie settings. Here you can view or change the cookie settings of various tools used on this domain and its subdomains.
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