| This year Downwind Technology introduced a very unique exhaust system for the Rotax 912 series of aircraft engines. The Toucan exhaust is a dual exhaust system that uses two separate exhaust systems for each side of the engine. Downwind has been supplying exhaust systems for the Verner line of aircraft engines for quite some time now and moved into the Rotax line at the request of a light sport aircraft manufacturer that was having problems getting delivery of exhaust systems for their craft. The Toucan Exhaust has a number of advantages over the standard 4 into 1 exhaust system supplied by Rotax. It does not use springs to hold the exhaust pipes to the exhaust canister and the customer is not required to do any welding or fabricating. The stainless steel exhaust system is repositionable, meaning that it can be rotated to fit under the engine, above it, or even along side of it. The system uses a unique inner and outer sleeve pipe to muffler attachment mechanism which is locked into place with a couple of stainless steel rivets. The exhaust uses a bi directional baffling system which has been designed to provide the amount of back pressure required by Rotax for the 912 series of aircraft engines. Currently the system are standard equipment on the Just Aircraft Highlander and Escapade series of light sport aircraft. The Toucan dual exhaust system has also been installed on the Skyranger, Genesis, Rans, Kolb, and Kitfox. For more information contact: | 
