Global Piston Engine Aircraft Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Global Piston Engine Aircraft Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

An aircraft piston engine, also commonly referred to as a reciprocating engine or recip, is an internal combustion engine that uses one or more reciprocating pistons to convert pressure into a rotational motion. The aircraft piston engine operates on the same principles as the engines found in most automobiles.

Piston airplanes have one or more piston-powered engines connected a propeller to provide thrust to move the aircraft on the ground and through the air. Piston-powered aircraft most commonly use 100 octane low-leaded fuel and fly at altitudes below 15,000 feet. The inside of a typical piston aircraft seats 1-6 passengers is configured similar to the interior of a small car. Piston aircraft used for business typically fly relatively short missions of 300-400 miles, using very small general aviation airports that are often without air traffic control towers.

Market Overview:

The latest research study on the global Piston Engine Aircraft market finds that the global Piston Engine Aircraft market reached a value of USD 1105.06 million in 2022. It’s expected that the market will achieve USD 1562.04 million by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 5.94% during the forecast period.

Influence of COVID-19 Outbreak on Piston Engine Aircraft Industry Development

The impact of epidemic on Piston Engine Aircraft industry involves all major links and entities in the industrial chain. Under the epidemic situation, the management efficiency of the company declined, commuting was seriously hindered, production plans were seriously hindered, network expansion and marketing were delayed, brands were forced to adjust, and the income of the company and employees was damaged.

Piston Engine Aircraft has a long industrial chain and a wide range of upstream raw materials. Under the epidemic situation, the transportation of raw materials is difficult, workers' travel is limited, and factories are facing shutdown. The major interruption of supply chain leads to the decline of production capacity and the delay of the delivery of Piston Engine Aircraft.

Drivers

Aircraft, as the most important means of transportation at present, is an indispensable part of social transportation. Aircraft Piston Engines rely on the reciprocating motion of the piston in the cylinder to make the gas working medium complete the thermodynamic cycle, convert the chemical energy of fuel into mechanical energy, and then drive the propeller to rotate at high speed to generate thrust. Engine power is proportional to the third power of flight speed. With the increase of flight speed, higher requirements are put forward for engine power. Piston engine is no longer qualified for high-speed flight because of its working principle and structure limitations. Due to the power limitation of piston engine, the efficiency of aircraft will decrease when flying at high speed, so Piston Engine Aircraft is only suitable for flying at low speed, and Piston Engine Aircraft has gradually withdrawn from the main aviation battlefield. Nowadays, piston engines are mostly used in light aircraft and ultralight aircraft, which are not suitable for military operations.

Because of the advantages of high efficiency, low fuel consumption and low price, Aircraft Piston Engines still have some advantages in small low-speed general-purpose aircraft with low power demand. In addition, due to the complete combustion, the pollution to the environment is relatively small, and the noise is lower than that of jet engines. Piston engines are still widely used in small business jets, agricultural aircraft, branch lines and some small multipurpose transport planes (forest fire fighting, search, rescue and patrol, etc.).

Although it can't be compared with the powerful thrust of gas turbine engines carried by large civil aircraft, Aircraft Piston Engines have many advantages that turbine engines can't replace. The price of turbine engine providing powerful thrust is high oil consumption. The oil consumption of turbine engine in the starting process generally reaches about 80% of the total power, and the response mechanism of turbine engine is poor. It takes a long time from the start-up to the takeoff of aircraft. The fuel consumption of the engine is small, the power provided by the piston for the aircraft is not bad, and the noise is lower than that of the turbine engine. The response mechanism of Aircraft Piston Engines is good, and the speed increase and decrease can be realized by controlling the opening and closing of the air door, and the additional ECU auxiliary control can be more accurately controlled. The rapid addition and subtraction of oil in the turbine engine is easy to cause flameout, and the speed regulation can only be realized with the cooperation of ECU.

Because of these advantages, Piston Engine Aircraft plays an irreplaceable role in forest fire fighting, search, rescue and patrol. Therefore, countries all over the world attach great importance to the development of Piston Engine Aircraft. At present, the Asia-Pacific region has increased the deployment of aircraft for forest fire fighting and search and rescue. At present, the civil piston engine products for trainer/special operation aircraft (helicopter) are mature and popular. The application of Piston Engine Aircraft in natural disaster emergency rescue, maritime rescue and salvage, aviation forest protection and fire prevention, air sightseeing, short-distance passenger and cargo transportation and other aspects is expected to provide opportunities for the development of Piston Engine Aircraft market.

At the same time, the maintenance of Aircraft Piston Engines is more convenient, and replacement of parts in case of problems can generally be solved. The maintenance of turbine engines requires professional equipment and personnel to dynamically balance impellers, and its service life will not be very long. Therefore, Aircraft Piston Engines are more suitable for minicomputers and light engines, and are one of the indispensable powers of the aviation industry.

In addition, fuel efficiency is also driving market growth. The main reason for purchasing Piston Engine Aircraft is that Aircraft Piston Engines are more and more used because of its fuel-saving characteristics. The mechanism of low fuel consumption caused by high compression encourages market participants to add piston engines to existing systems. In addition, the piston engine usually needs to be overhauled between 1200 hours and 2000 hours of flight. The global market has been investing in R&D to improve the efficiency and overall performance of piston engines. These factors are expected to promote the growth of the global Piston Engine Aircraft market.

Region Overview:

From 2023-2028, North America is estimated to witness robust growth prospects.

Company Overview:

Cirrus Aircraft is one of the major players operating in the Piston Engine Aircraft market, holding a share of 31.55% in 2021.

Cirrus Aircraft is the global leader in personal aviation. Founded in 1984, the brand is, most notably, known for: • Producing the industry's best-selling piston aircraft, the SR Series • Innovating the world’s first single-engine personal jet, the Vision Jet • Earning “the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America,” the Robert J. Collier Trophy • Pioneering the first FAA-certified whole-airframe parachute safety system to be included as standard equipment on an aircraft, the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System® (CAPS®).

Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company. With a range that includes everything from business jets, turboprops, and high-performance pistons, to special mission, military trainer and defense products, Textron Aviation has the most versatile and comprehensive aviation product portfolio in the world and a workforce that has produced more than half of all general aviation aircraft worldwide.

Segmentation Overview:

Among different product types, Single Engine segment is anticipated to contribute the largest market share in 2028.

Application Overview:

By application, the Commercial segment occupied the biggest share from 2018 to 2022.

Key Companies in the global Piston Engine Aircraft market covered in Chapter 3:

Tecnam Aircraft
Piper Aircraft
Cirrus Aircraft
Pipistrel
American Champion Aircraft
Textron Aviation
AVIC General
Flight Design
Extra Aircraft
Diamond Aircraft
ICON Aircraft

In Chapter 4 and Chapter 14.2, on the basis of types, the Piston Engine Aircraft market from 2018 to 2029 is primarily split into:

Single Engine
Multi Engine

In Chapter 5 and Chapter 14.3, on the basis of Downstream Industry, the Piston Engine Aircraft market from 2018 to 2029 covers:

Less than 1000 kg
1000-2000
2000 kg and above

Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate, historic and forecast (2018-2029) of the following regions are covered in Chapter 8 to Chapter 14:

North America (United States, Canada)
Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden)
Asia Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia)
Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina)
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa)