This Engine is Not What You Think... Le Rhone 9C

the French LeBron was an iconic engine built in World War one instead of rotating just the crankshaft like a normal radial the entire block rotated with the propeller around a fixed crankshaft this prevented the engine from overheating at the expense of wanting to roll the entire aircraft along with covering the pilot in oil the engine was complex utilizing a complicated slipper bearing system this composed of a split Master rod with coecentric roofs accepting the connecting rods a single rocker arm also pivoted both the exhaust and intake valve this is indeed classified properly as the original rotary with successful variants ranging up to 110 horsepower at 1200 RPM foreign

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Published: Thu Feb 09 2023