Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 20-May-2020

A rotary radial engine, or better four-cylinder cross or X-engine. Its design is from the year 2002.

Markel rotary engine
“Markel”

Markel engine spinning
“Markel engine spinning”

Markel engine details
“Markel engine details”

-It has ingenious solutions: admission of the mixture through the crankshaft from the rear, entering the cylinders through the crankcase through some ports at the BDC. It works with the two-stroke cycle.

-The cylinder head valve is the exhaust one, with the gasses going directly outside.

-Modular construction is possible by adding groups of cylinders.

-You can see that all the parts are mechanized and easy to build. This is what the manufacturer says, for us, it uses the Monosoupape principle.

The motor presented in the above text is the one built by Markel Motor SA and was developed by Vicente Gamón and J.C. Imaz.

-It is known as “Rotary Internal Combustion Engine”.

Diseño computerizado del Markel
“Markel Computerized Design”

Engines of MARKEL

Model: Rotary X-engine

Arquitecture: 2-stroke4-cylinder Rotary
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Markel rotary engine

"Markel rotary engine"