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Who Said Pistons And Rotaries Don't Go Together...

Old Jan 25, 2003 | 02:00 AM
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ok first of all go here:



French Rotary Engines



here is the internals of his rotary engine.







:wiggle: never knew those engines worked like that



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Old Jan 25, 2003 | 02:08 AM
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Similar to a radial engine with the exception of the eccentric shaft.
Old Jan 25, 2003 | 02:16 AM
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oic



guess you learn something new everyday, eh?



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Old Jan 25, 2003 | 02:20 AM
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I'd have to look at my aircraft books, but it is somewhat similar to the radial engine or "corn cob" but I don't remember quite how the crankshaft operated on them since I only disassembled one in school and that was a little while ago.
Old Jan 25, 2003 | 10:09 AM
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Funky.
Old Jan 25, 2003 | 10:28 AM
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silly french
Old Jan 25, 2003 | 10:34 AM
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the motor spins around...and the crank is mounted to the plane....quite cool in fact
Old Jan 25, 2003 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by bigtime' date='Jan 25 2003, 10:28 AM
silly french
dicks are for chicks.
Old Jan 25, 2003 | 10:40 AM
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wow, interesting.
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