Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 05-Sep-2018

In an old aeronautical publication we found a reference on an engine designed by Desiderio Martinez Feduchy. (DMF)

-From the year 1911. Madrid, February 15. And it says:

-DMF rotary engine.

-"In the midst of a completely hostile environment, in the midst of the most absolute indifference of the common of my fellow citizens, there are many Spaniards who put their intelligence and their enthusiasms at the service of progress"

-"Rotary engine - built by Desiderio Martinez Feduchy with the aim, the first one of this type built in Spain, with 35 CV and 58 Kg of weight."

-Therefore, it is reflected here for the search of more details and later development.

From Appendix 10: DMF are the initials of Desiderio Martinez Feduchy, in the years 1910 and 1911 he made patents and even a material realization of types of interesting engines at the time.

.-One two-stroke engine and another four-stroke one. Below we show the patent copy for the three radial cylinders operating in two strokes, the "Dessy"

Feduchy 2-stroke engine with swiveling cylinders
"Feduchy 2-stroke engine with swiveling cylinders"

-The cylinders are fastened with bolts by the head so that they oscillate when forced by pistons and connecting rods. The crank heads - attached to the crankshaft - are only sectors like on the French Le-Rhone engines.

Four-stroke patent with sliding valves
"Four-stroke patent with sliding valves"

Engines of DMF

Model: Radial 2T “Dessy”

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

Other details:
Model: Rotatorio pero no rotativo

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