Boingers

[Clive Apps Techno-Logicals 416 510 0020]

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> > >I believe the British made an	engine that did that.
> > Yea, Aero engines... 12 cylinders ( or more ) with the prop bolted onto
> > the cylinders, round and round they went, vroooom... all that air flow
> > over the casing kept it nice and cool.  Not much use in a car though.
> 
> I must have missed that one in my searches...all the rotary engines I know
> of were single row radials with 7 cylinders. Any more info on the 12
> cylinder [or more] item?
> 
> Jim Davies


they cam with 5, 6, 7, 9 cyl in one row
or 2 row models up to 18 cyl
not all of these are rotaing block types
most were rotating crank

the bearing loads on a this amount of rataign mass were unbeleivable

Clive 
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