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Mistral Engines SA was a Swiss developer and manufacturer of wankel rotary aviation light aircraft, helicopter and unmanned military vehicle engines. Its headquarters was in Geneva, Switzerland and was majority owned by DEA General Aviation, a Chinese company based in Guangdong. A wholly owned subsidiary company was headquartered in DeLand, Florida.

History

Mistral Engines formed in 2001 in Switzerland with the purpose of developing engines for light aircraft and helicopters.

The CEO of Mistral Engines was Phillippe Durr, and in March 2010, Ana Fontes became the company’s Marketing and Americas Sales Director.

In March 2010, Mistral announced that it had made significant progress toward the FAA certification of its new 300 horsepower, G-300 engine, but on 9 June, due to lack of financial support from investors, Mistral had to cease the development and certification of its G-300 engine.

Heli Air Design, a helicopter manufacturer from France, used the Mistral G200 rotary engine for its two seat ultralight helicopter Helineo, which was launched in 2012.

In 2014, Mistral Engines was acquired by Chinese company Elecpro for €2,5 million. In 2015 Elecpro changed its name to DEA General Aviation. The acquisition was originally intended to exclude drone dual-use technology, meaning military and civilian use, but was eventually included. According to the Dutch OSINT platform Datenna, DEA General Aviation has no government related shareholders.

Mistral Engines went into bankruptcy, but it was revoked in 2019 by the President of the Court of the District of La Côte and the company was reinstated. The company once again filed for bankruptcy and was liquidated in 2022 and terminated in 2024.

Product line

  • Mistral G-190
  • Mistral G-230-TS
  • Mistral G-360-TS
  • Mistral G-300 - a three-rotor wankel engine rated at 300 hp (224 kW) in normally aspirated configuration and at 360 hp (269 kW) with optional turbocharging
  • Mistral K-300 - similar to the G-300 but configured to use kerosene (jet fuel) instead of gasoline
  • Mistral G-200 - a two-rotor wankel engine rated at 200 hp (149 kW) in normally aspirated configuration and at 230 hp (172 kW) with optional turbocharging
  • Mistral K-200 - similar to the G-200 but configured to use kerosene (jet fuel) instead of gasoline

References

  1. ^ "Strategic Chinese acquisition in European dual-use aviation technology: the case of Mistral Engines". Datenna. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  2. ^ Sarsfield, Kate. "Mistral suspends G-300 engine development". Flight Global. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  3. "The acquisition of MESA and SkyTrac". Datenna. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  4. "Mistral Moves Toward Certification Of 300HP Multi-Fuel Rotary Engine | Aero-News Network". www.aero-news.net. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  5. ^ "MISTRAL ENGINES SA, GLAND, SWITZERLAND". Northdata. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  6. "MISTRAL Engines Strengthens its Management Team with Ana Fontes as its New Corporate Marketing and Americas Sales Director". Aviation Pros. 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  7. "Mistral Engines suspends development". www.aopa.org. 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  8. "Heli Air Design choses Mistral G200 rotary engine for Helineo". HeliHub.com. 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  9. Roy, Gil (2012-09-04). "Heli Air Design choisit le moteur rotatif Mistral pour l'Helineo". Aerobuzz (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  10. "Notifications Mistral Engines SA en liquidation - Gland". Moneyhouse. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  11. "Mistral Engines SA en liquidation". Moneyhouse. Retrieved 2024-07-18.

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