Lange EA 42

The Lange EA 42 is an electrical aero engine designed for self launching gliders.

[1] It is produced in Germany by Lange Aviation for their Antares 20E glider.

The EA 42 combines an EM 42 brushless 42 kW electric external rotor motor with a related engine control system and power electronics.

[1] The motor drives a two-bladed composite fixed pitch propeller with a diameter of 2 m (7 ft).

It is powered by a battery pack.