Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 15-Jul-2019

At the Milan Air Show Fuscaldo presented a 3-cylinder barrel engine with double piston and a complicated piston interconnection mechanism through bevel gears, transmission shafts, etc.

Fuscaldo-barrilete
“Fuscaldo-barrilete”

As we can see the barrilete type engine was air cooled.

-Fuscaldo had three other engines, but only photos of onbe of them have been located.

-Among the engines that Fuscaldo designed around 1928, there is a three barrel-type cylinder that appears in the text above and that has an addendum in the chapter of Isotta Fraschini who holds the license.

-It was the engine that gave 40 CV at 2,000 rpm. Another engine and whose picture appears in the text is the 7-cylinder radial.

-There was another one with 5 cylinders that gave 65 CV at 2,000 rpm.

-Fuscaldo's fourth engine was a 9-cylinder radial, air cooled as well. It delivered 120 CV at 2,000 rpm.

-This is a seven-cylinder shown in 1927.

-It had a turbocharger and variable pitch, even reversible. The engine gave 98 CV at 2,000 rpm.

Fuscaldo 7-cylinder
“Fuscaldo 7 cylinder”

-It was a seven-cylinder radial engine with internal cylinder dimensions of 90 x 120 mm.

-The power was 90 CV at 1,800 rpm (97 CV at 2,000 rpm).

Fuscaldo, 90/97 CV
“Fuscaldo, 90/97 CV”

Fuscaldo, 90/97 CV
“Fuscaldo, 90/97 CV”

-The carburetor was a Memini, and the double ignition was provided by two independent batteries.

From Appendix 9: We located a photo of the revolver (or barrel) type engine that appears only in outline in the main text.

-About this engine it is clear that Isotta Fraschini acquired the rights from Fuscaldo. But the construction was entrusted to SA Motori-Marini Carraro.

-The engine was exhibited at the 1935 Milan Trade Fair. There it appeared as "Motore Carraro-Fuscaldo de la Caproni".

-The author has not found any relationship with Caproni, unless that it was installed on a Caproni plane for tests.

-This air-cooled, 2-stroke, revolver-type engine had three cylinders with double-acting pistons.

Fuscaldo-Carraro-IF
“Fuscaldo-Carraro-IF” (PiP=LBC)

From Appendix 10: We located a Fuscaldo 3-cylinder radial engine, obviated in the main text. Because it was not known. The cylinders are clearly similar to those with 7 cylinders.

Three-cylinder Fuscaldo radial engine
"Three-cylinder Fuscaldo radial engine"

From Appendix 12: New illustration that can help to better understand this machine.

El Fuscaldo, por delante y por detrÃĄs
“Fuscaldo engine, front and rear view” (PiP-Flu)

Engines of FUSCALDO

Model: 3 cyl. radial

Arquitecture: 3-cylinder Radial
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power:
Weight:

Other details:
Fuscaldo 3-cylinder radial engine

"Fuscaldo 3-cylinder radial engine"

Model: 5 cyl. radial, 75 CV

Arquitecture: 5-cylinder Radial
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 65 CV @ 2000 rpm
Weight:

Other details:
Model: 7 cyl. radial, 40 CV

Arquitecture: 7-cylinder Radial
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 40 CV
Weight:

Other details:
Model: 7 cyl. radial, 90/97 CV

Arquitecture: 7-cylinder Radial
Cooling:
Total Displacement: 5344 cc
Bore / Stroke: 90 x 120 mm
Power: 97 CV @ 2000 rpm
Weight:

Other details:
Fuscaldo engine, 90/97 CV

"Fuscaldo engine, 90/97 CV"

Model: 9 cyl. radial, 120 CV

Arquitecture: 9-cylinder Radial
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 120 CV @ 2000 rpm
Weight:

Other details:
Model: Tipo “barrilete” (Carraro-Caproni-IF)

Arquitecture: 3-cylinder Barrel
Cooling:
Total Displacement:
Bore / Stroke:
Power: 40 CV @ 2000 rpm
Weight:

Other details:
Fuscaldo-Carraro-IF

"Fuscaldo-Carraro-IF" (PeT)

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