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A popular engine during ww1 was called a rotary. Not to be confused with a wankel rotary.
This was a 7 cylinder radial design that had the crankshaft bolted to the airplane and the cylinder block, cylinders bolted to the propeller and spinning with it. I think the French invented it.
Ken
This was a 7 cylinder radial design that had the crankshaft bolted to the airplane and the cylinder block, cylinders bolted to the propeller and spinning with it. I think the French invented it.
Ken
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Originally Posted by jgc2521
The rotary motor was a slow revving motor, but once it got spinning it had a ton of rotating mass, in turn making tons of torque. Betcha didnt know that.
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oh I'm not saying that it's not a unique (and therefore interesting) motor. But most posts are questions. Seems like more of a statement. It is a cool motor though, I remember seeing some schematics for one in an engineering class I took. Hard to get your head around the pistons remaining and the motor spinning.
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mount that sucker right out front.... I imagine the slowpokes will get out the way of that buzzsaw coming at them...plus imagine the cooling benefits for the engine compartment, assuming you leave the prop on.
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