Martlet Aero

M160T

The M120 core, turbocharged and intercooled. Sea-level power held to 15,000 ft by a FADEC-governed wastegate — no manual boost management, no temperamental mornings. The engine of the teardown on our front page.

Role
Turbocharged flagship
Status
Shipping — serial 0117 and counting
Spec rev
D
Catalogue lines
40
M160T turbocharged flat-four, three-quarter view with the turbocharger and intercooler slung below the crankcase
Studio render
DRY MASS 73.1 KGTBO 1 800 HPOWER 160 HP → FL150BOOST 1.42 BAR ABS

Look closer

Captured from the same scene you can orbit above.

Close on the turbocharger: compressor volute, V-band clamps, wastegate actuator and heat-tinted turbine housing
Turbo group

Turbo group

Fixed-geometry cartridge on V-band clamps, electric wastegate actuator, heat-tinted turbine housing. Rebuildable as a catalogue line.

Close on a cylinder head: safety-wired stud nuts, the MARTLET M160T cover badge and the twin plug leads
Twin-plug heads

Twin-plug heads

The same head casting as the M120, with a lower-compression turbo piston underneath it. One spares pool, two engines.

Close on the reduction drive: offset gearbox casing, governor pad and the six-bolt propeller flange
Reduction drive

Reduction drive

2.43:1 helical gears on the offset prop axis, torsional damper inboard, identification plate on the deck above it.

M160T type dataSPEC REV D
Configuration
Flat-four, turbocharged + intercooled
Displacement
1,340 cc
Max power
160 hp @ 5,800 rpm, held to 15,000 ft
Critical altitude
15,000 ft ISA
Reduction drive
2.43 : 1 helical, torsional damper
Dry mass
73.1 kg
TBO
1,800 h
Fuel
UL91 / 100LL (mogas STC in test)
Fuel burn (75%)
23.4 L/h
Cooling
Liquid-cooled heads, air-cooled barrels, air-air intercooler
Boost control
FADEC-governed electric wastegate, dual channel
Turbocharger
Single fixed-geometry, 1.42 bar absolute max
Propeller flange
SAE-1, governor pad standard
Price, firewall-forwardEX-WORKS FILTON
$32,400

Firewall-forward, ex-works Filton

Configure & orderOpen datasheet
Power and torque, measured on the cellCELL DATA
045901351800651301952602,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,500Crank rpmhpN·m
PowerTorque
Power held with altitudeCELL DATA
04590135180036912151821Pressure altitude ×1,000 fthp

Installation

Firewall-forward, side elevation.

Installation drawingM160T-FWF
668 mm overall574 mmMartlet AeroM160T FWFSide elevSheet 1 of 1Scale NTSRev E

Envelope and mount

Overall envelope 668 × 782 × 574 mm. Dynafocal mount ring, SAE-1 flange, standard cowl lines published as DXF in the installation manual. Every hose, clamp and adapter in the firewall-forward kit is a catalog line item.

Full installation drawings, mount loads and CG tables are in the Installation Manual (Rev E) — free, like all our documentation.

Get the manuals
Firewall-forward exhaust: swept primaries with weld beads, EGT bosses and the collector
Firewall kit

Parts for the M160T

Full parts book
Part no.DescriptionGroupPrice
MA-000-1101Crankshaft, forged EN40B, nitridedCore$1,840
MA-000-1103Connecting rod, forged, matched pairCore$386
MA-160-1106Piston, forged, reduced-CR turbo, with rings & pinCore$248
MA-000-1110Main bearing set, trimetal, stdCore$172
MA-000-1114Crankcase half, sand-cast A356-T6, leftCore$940
MA-000-1115Crankcase half, sand-cast A356-T6, rightCore$940
MA-000-1121Camshaft, billet, with followersCore$610
MA-000-2102Cylinder barrel, air-cooled, plateau-honedCylinder & Head$452

40 catalog lines fit the M160T. All priced, all orderable.