The General Products Division of Teledyne Continental Motors (see) has made a contract with NASA (Report 3260) for a 2-stroke 6-cylinder radial engine with reduction, turbo-compound, catalytic combustion, ceramic piston, and sliding rod (like the old rotary radials). It gives 400 HP.
“Cutaway drawing of the engine”
“Schematic drawing of the engine"
Engines of TCM GENERAL PRODUCTS DIV
Model: 6-cylinder Radial
Arquitecture: Cooling: Total Displacement: Bore / Stroke: x Power: Weight:
Other details:
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
