Orenda Reciprocating Inc. of Toronto belongs to the Magellan Aerospace Company group.

-They have built Chevrolet-based aviation engines.

"Orenda from Magellan"

-The OE-600 model, gives precisely 600 HP and the turbocharged version, the OE-600A-Turbo, reaches 750 HP.

-The are liquid cooled and geared. Most fixed parts are of aluminum.

“Orenda on the Aerocommander”

-They have double ignition. It is a trial to replace expensive turbines on aircraft such as the King Air C90, Rockwell Aerocommander (photo), DHC-3 Otter, Air Tractor, Navajos, and Cessnas Series 400.

-Photograph with better definition of the Orenda piston engine based on a Chevrolet automobile engine from General Motors.

“Orenda at exposition”

From Appendix 6: This engine already appears in the main text as adapted for aviation.

-Hawker Siddeley of Canada was commissioned to obtain its certification.

-The engine itself is a Chevrolet V8 as a base, and the modifications were made by Can-Am and McLaren.

"Orenda's V8"

-They were built with the aim of replacing the small turboprops with its 350 HP and above all to compete with the Continental IO-550.

-One of the first installations was on an AeroCommander and later on others, including the Push-Pull type Star-Kraft 700 aircraft.

"Star-Kraft 700, with front and rear engines"