Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 18-Nov-2021

METEOR ENGINEERING COMPANY (UK)

(UK)


METEOR ENGINEERING COMPANY (UK) engine specifications

The Meteor Engineering Co. was located in London.

-The engines were designed by engineer Newman in 1931.

-The engine was named Meteor II and was an eight-cylinder radial operating on the two-stroke cycle.

Meteor II
“Meteor II”

-Other information indicates that there was a Meteor I.

-The connecting rods were rigid with their pistons and all eight slid and articulated on a roller bearing on the crankshaft.

-It was an essay of another possible solution to the eternal issue of transforming the reciprocating movement of the pistons into the circular movement of the crankshaft.

Meteor II, side view
“Meteor II, side view"

-We see in the side view how the rods attack the main journals much more distant than if they did it on the crank in the classic way.

-The Meteor MK1, gave 110 HP and the Meteor II 50 HP for 90 Kg of weight and with a bore of 75 mm and a stroke of 63.5 mm.

From Appendix 6: This engine is covered in the main text where there is a drawing. Photographs of it are now available.

-The construction company was Meteor Engineering Co.

-The model was the Mark I and it was presented around 1932.

-It ran on the two-stroke cycle with a displacement of 2133 cc.

-The most curious thing is the internal mechanism that can be seen in the drawing of the main text.

Meteor right-front view
“Meteor right-front view”

Meteor left-front view
“Meteor left-front view”

Engines of METEOR ENGINEERING COMPANY (UK)

Model: Meteor I

Arquitecture:
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke: x
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Meteor I, left-front view

"Meteor I, left-front view"

Model: Meteor II

Arquitecture:
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke: x
Power:
Weight:

Other details: