Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 22-Oct-2020

It is the “Ost-Deutsches Automobilwerk”, makers of Trabant cars. They have seen their engines used on motorized gliders.

Oda-Trabant engine
“Oda-Trabant”

-The Trabant engine has two inverted in-line cylinders. It is two-stroke with a displacement of 594.5 cc and it gives 26 hp at 4,300 rpm. (with unleaded gasoline).

From Appendix A5/6: The Trabant engine manufactured by Ost-Deustches-Automobilwerk was installed on airplanes. Its position in the car was vertical and transversal as we see below.

Front end of Trabant
"Front end of the Trabant"

Engines of ODA

Model: Trabant engine conversion

Arquitecture: 2-stroke2-cylinder In line inverted
Cooling:
Total Displacement: 594 cc
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 26 CV
Weight:

Other details: