Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 24-Aug-2020

In the spirit of reducing the cost of passenger jets, Sir William Morris, owner of the Morris-Motor car factory, secretly, and built by Wolseley Motors of Birmingham, made a 150 HP 7-cylinder radial engine.

-It was also secretly tested on a Hawker Tomtit.

-Although it should be extremely low-priced, the planned production did not occur.

-There were two more engines under test, a 240 HP and 350 HP. Three names are known: the Aries, Acuarius and Scorpio.

Engines of MORRIS

Model: 7 cyl. radial, 150 (made in Wolseley)

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Model: Acuarius

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Model: Aries

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Model: Scorpio

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Model: Tomtit (at Hawker)

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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