Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 14-Feb-2018

The two engines located until this moment are in two museums in Budapest, Hungary. The water-cooled engine at the Museum of Technology and the air-cooled one at the Museum of Aviation.

-As a curiosity we see that on the air-cooled engine there is a cylinder with a welded sleeve for water-cooling. Possibly a fix.

-The intake manifolds are very different. The water-cooled one has asymmetric distribution and the other one is more regular and at the rear.

Delfosse water-cooled
"Delfosse water-cooled"

-The air-cooled engine is the one that has 105 x 130 mm piston diameter by stroke with a displacement of 3.2 lts. and gives 24 CV at 1,400 rpm. It is from the year 1911, or close to that.

Delfosse, At the Museum of Aviation
"At the Museum of Aviation"

-According to the literature accompanying this engine at the museum itself, it is an engine manufactured by Delfosse in Germany. (Németorszag). It also says: cylinders in Y, when they really are in fan-shape.

-In the installation on the Cudel airplane of Osgyán Pál it is a water-cooled engine being originally cooled by air.

-As the modification is quite rustic, it is possible to think that the engine, having already a cylinder in this situation, is in the modification phase.

From Appendix 7: We found a group of Deflosse engines, six fan-shaped engines, and 3 rotary radials. All of them prior to WWI.

Delfosse 5-cylinder rotary
"Delfosse 5-cylinder rotary"

-The air-cooled rotary Delfosse were:
-The 30 CV with 3 cylinders.
-The 5-cylinder giving 50 CV.
-The 7-cylinder giving 70 CV.

-The fan-shaped engines were:
-The 24-30 CV with 3 cylinders.
-The 30-40 CV with 3 cylinders.
-The 35-45 CV with four cylinders.
-The 50-70 CV with four cylinders.
-The 50-60 CV with 6 cylinders.
-And the 80-100 CV with six cylinders.

Delfosse fan-shaped
"Delfosse fan-shaped"

From Appendix 9: We discovered a 3-cylinder fan-shaped Delfosse at the Stockholm Museum (E-V, AEHS).

Delfosse, motor abánico por delante

Delfosse, Front and top-rear views for the fan-shaped engine
“Front and top-rear views”

-With the Anzani formula, the long intake manifolds stand out.

-Found a cross-section side view for the Delfosse 7-cylinder rotary radial engine. Possibly it is the 70 CV.

Cross-section for the Delfosse 7-cylinder rotary engine
"Cross-section for the Delfosse mentioned above"

From Appendix 10: New photograph for the three-cylinder engine of this brand. The brand's name is written at the front of the engine.

Delfosse fan-shaped engine
”Delfosse fan-shaped engine”

-Now we have another radial, new in the A-Z file.

Delfosse radial de 5 cilindros
"Delfosse radial"

Engines of DELFOSSE

Model: 3 cyl, fan-shape (Anzani type), 24 HP

Arquitecture: 3-cylinder Fan-shape
Cooling: Air
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke: 105 x 130 mm
Power: 24 CV @ 1400 rpm
Weight:

Other details:
Model: 3 cyl, fan-shape 30-40 CV

Arquitecture: 3-cylinder Fan-shape
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 40 CV
Weight:

Other details:
Model: 30 CV rotary 3 cyl.

Arquitecture: 3-cylinder Rotary
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 30 CV
Weight:

Other details:
Model: 4 cyl. fan-shape, 35.45 CV

Arquitecture: 4-cylinder Fan-shape
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 40 CV
Weight:

Other details:
Model: 4 cyl. fan-shape, 50-70 CV.

Arquitecture: 4-cylinder Fan-shape
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 70 CV
Weight:

Other details:
Model: 50 CV rotary 5 cyl.

Arquitecture: 5-cylinder Rotary
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 50 CV
Weight:

Other details:
Delfosse 5-cylinder rotary engine

"Delfosse 5-cylinder rotary engine"

Model: 50-60 CV, 6 cyl. fan

Arquitecture: 6-cylinder Fan-shape
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 60 CV
Weight:

Other details:
Model: 70 CV rotary 7 cyl.

Arquitecture: 7-cylinder Rotary
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 70 CV
Weight:

Other details:
Model: 80-100 CV, 6 cyl. fan

Arquitecture: 6-cylinder Fan-shape
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 100 CV
Weight:

Other details: