Awesome vintage rotary engine
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 11:14 am
This is NOT a radial - but an actual rotary...
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Nope. By definition that is an actual rotary engine and it's pretty damn cool!FRUNKenstein wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 11:22 am First off - Jay Hubbard, I know that guy. He owes me money.
Secondly, if it has pistons, it ain't a rotary engine.
The rotary engine was an early type of internal combustion engine, usually designed with an odd number of cylinders per row in a radial configuration, in which the crankshaft remained stationary in operation, with the entire crankcase and its attached cylinders rotating around it as a unit. Its main application was in aviation, although it also saw use before its primary aviation role, in a few early motorcycles and automobiles.
This type of engine was widely used as an alternative to conventional inline engines (straight or V) during World War I and the years immediately preceding that conflict. It has been described as "a very efficient solution to the problems of power output, weight, and reliability".[1]
By the early 1920s, the inherent limitations of this type of engine had rendered it obsolete.
Who you callin a Wanker!FRUNKenstein wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:00 pm Yeah, you're right. When I think "rotary", the Wankel comes to mind, which is (obviously) completely different than this type of rotary.