Glen, the Curtiss Wright R3350 is the zenith of piston aero engine design in
my less than humble opinion.
Terry.
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From: Fubog1@aol.com<mailto:Fubog1@aol.com>
To: tlizzard@msn.com<mailto:tlizzard@msn.com> ;
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fot@autox.team.net<mailto:fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Header primary lengths/radials/rotarys
In a message dated 1/8/2007 7:28:09 AM Eastern Standard Time,
tlizzard@msn.com<mailto:tlizzard@msn.com> writes:
Only WW1 era rotary engines such as the Gnome Rhone had the cylinders
rotating around a fixed crankshaft with the propeller bolted to the block.
A
the WW2 radials, such as the Wright Cyclone R2600 and Pratt and Whitney
Twin
Wasp R2800 were conventional in that the engine block was stationary and
the
crankshaft rotated inside it.
...a discussion on round motors that doesn't include the 3350 (???)
BTW there's a LeRhone on display over at NAS Pensacola, or at least there
was before the storms 2 years ago. The Naval Air Museum is a must-see for
anyone with any interest in military aviation.
Glen
an old ADJ
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