Emrax d.o.o is a

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engine manufacturer founded by Roman Sušnik and based in

Kamnik Kamnik (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 26–27. or ''Stein in Oberkrain'') is the ninth-largest town of Slovenia, located in t ...

. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of

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.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 242-243. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 231. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. The company was founded in 2008 as Enstroj, to produce the Emrax line of engines, but the company name was later changed to Emrax. Initially located in

Radomlje Radomlje (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 28.) is a settlement on the left bank of the Kamnik Bistrica River north of Domžale in t ...

, the company was relocated to Kamnik. The company is organized as a ''družba z omejeno odgovornostjo'', a Slovenian private

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History

Sušnik conducted the first electric-powered aircraft flight in Slovenia and the third worldwide in 2005, but experienced an engine failure due to the design limitations of the commercial motor he used. This led him to develop his own line of engines, the EMRAX (Electric Motor Roman Axial fluX) in 2008. This axial flux design became the basis for the production designs, built in different sizes and voltages for a range of aircraft installations.

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft engines built by Emrax: * Emrax 2 * Emrax 207 * Emrax 228 * Emrax 268 * Emrax 348

References

External links

* {{Emrax aircraft engines Aircraft engine manufacturers of Slovenia Electric aircraft Electric motor manufacturers Slovenian brands