Auxiliary engine used in the “Roitelet” glider.

-According to news that appeared in Flugsport magazine in 1933, this glider began using a JAP two-cylinder V engine, envisioned by Herbert Gropp, its designer.

-When the tests continued, the Chemnitz Akademische Fliegergruppe replaced the JAP engine with a two-stroke Prussing that had two horizontally-opposed cylinders and 600 cc of displacement.

-The weight of the engine was 17 Kg and the power was 9 CV at 1,800 rpm.

“Glider with Prussing engine”

-The propeller measured 1.60 meters in diameter and the power required for the flight was 6 hp.