Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 09-Jan-2020

The “Moteurs Aubier et Dunne” factory was in Saint Amand-les-Eaux. By 1935-1936 they offered two engines for light aircraft.

Aubier et Dunne - Two advertisements at that time
"Two advertisements at that time"

-Production is based on two models, ideal for aircraft such as the "Pou-du-Ciel".

Pou-du-Ciel
"Pou-du-Ciel"

-Perhaps the original engine conceived by Mignet for his successful "Pou du Ciel" airplane was the inverted two-cylinder Aubier et Dunne engine with gear. It gave 20 hp according to an American magazine of the 1930's.

Mignet with his Pou-du-Ciel
“Mignet with his Pou-du-Ciel” (PiP)

-They were inverted, two-stroke twin- and a three-cylinder engines that were air cooled.

Aubier et Dunne - dibujo 2 cilindros

Aubier et Dunne - dibujo 3 cilindros
“The two Aubier et Dunne engines”

NOTE: Size of drawings is unrelated.

-Both engines had reducing gear. The two-cylinder was known as "Channel" and gave 18/22 hp at 4,000 crankshaft rpm (propeller at 1,600 rpm). It has a displacement of 540 cc.

-Actually this engine was intended for the Pou-du-Ciel, apart from being the most suitable one.

Picture of the two-cylinder
"Picture of the two-cylinder"

-The three-cylinder engine is known as the "Jaguar" with a displacement of 810 cc and the same mechanical characteristics as the Channel. It gave 27 hp.

The three-cylinder Jaguar
"The three-cylinder Jaguar"

Aubier et Dunne -  Jaguar

Aubier et Dunne -  Jaguar
“Aubier et Dunne, 3-cylinder”

From appendix 6: In a "Pou-du-Ciel" exhibited at the Air Museum at Le Bourget we can see an Aubier et Dunne Channel two-cylinder.

Channel, well accessible MAE

"Channel, well accessible MAE"

Engines of AUBIER & DUNNE

Model: Channel

Aubier et Dunne - Channel

"Aubier et Dunne - Channel"

Model: Jaguar

Aubier et Dunne, 3 cylinders

"Aubier et Dunne, 3 cylinders"