Gnome Rotary Engine


New Gnome Rotary Engine Production Resumes after 100 years

GNome Monosoupape Rotary Engine

Gnome Monosoupape Rotary Engine manufactured by CAMS

Production of Gnome Monosoupape 100 hp rotary engines has resumed after a lapse of nearly a century. These high quality, period authentic engines are now manufactured by Classic Aero Machining Service of Blenheim, New Zealand. For those who want to experience exactly what it was like to fly during the Great War era, the smells, sounds and other characteristics of a rotary are unlike any other engine. They were fitted to many aeroplanes of the period, including Sopwith.

Gnome Rotary Engine Test Video

Gnome Test Vehicle Video

Gnome Rotary Engine Specifications*

No. of cylinders 9
Bore of cylinder 110 m/m
Stroke 150 m/m
BHP at 1230 R.P.M. on ground 106 hp
BHP at 1200 R.P.M. on ground 104 hp
BHP at 1150 R.P.M. on ground 99 hp
Petrol consumption at 106 BHP .778 pint her HP per hour
Lubricating Oil Castor Oil
Lubricating Oil, consumption 16.6 pints per hour
Weight of W.D. Engine with oil pump, air pump and magneto 260 lbs
* from the original "MONO" Instruction book. New Gnome engines produce 125hp at 1125 R.P.M.