Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 09-Mar-2017

Engine builder known as "Cleveland Aero Motor Co." OH.

-Walter Willard builds the "4" model engine in 1917. An air-cooled, 6-cylinder radial with 707 cu. in. of displacement giving 140/150 hp.

-It is a "barrel" type engine, but unlike what has been seen so far. It does not have an inclined plate but a series of planetary gears driven by individual crankshafts for each cylinder.

Cleveland - Barrel engine
“Cleveland”

-As it has the planetary system of the same size, the reduction is done exactly in the middle. It has four valves per cylinder, two intake valves and two exhaust valves.

-They planned a range from 100 hp to 600 hp. The shown diagram belongs to model 4 that gave 150 hp.

Engines of CLEVELAND AERO MOTOR Co

Model: Model 4, 6 cils, barril, 150 HP

Cleveland - barrel engine

"Cleveland - barrel engine"

The author of this edition of Aeroengines AtoZ, through Aeroteca, collaborated on Version 2 of this video, which is presented here.

To understand the operation of the connecting rods, the 1929 Continental R 670 single-cylinder engine was chosen.

A demonstration of Version 3, improved at the author's suggestion, is also available on YouTube at a later date. This version shows bronze valve guides, improved valve spring movement, and the split crankshaft counterweights and front bearing balls also move.

The design is from Juan Soler, Sant Cugat, Barcelona

Below we show a flash of version 3

Counting also with the coloboration of JMC of Enginys Mecanics in Mataro, Barcelona