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The rotary engine is an early type of internal combustion engine, ... Although rotary engines were mostly used in aircraft, a few cars and motorcycles were built with ...
It was shown at the Paris Aero Salon held in December 1908 and was first flown in 1909. It was the world's first [1] aviation rotary engine produced in quantity. Its introduction revolutionized the aviation industry [3] and it was used by many early aircraft. It produced 37 kW (50 hp) from its 8 L (490 cu in) engine capacity. [4]
Clerget was the name given to a series of early rotary aircraft engine types of the World War I era that were designed by Pierre Clerget. Manufactured in France by Clerget-Blin and in Great Britain by Gwynnes Limited they were used on such aircraft as the Sopwith Camel and Vickers Gunbus.
[3] [4] The engine retained the Clerget’s signature offset epicyclical cam gears with separate pushrods for the intake and exhaust. In common with many other late war rotary engines, the new engine had two spark plugs per cylinder. [4] The engine was initially known as the A.R.1 for "Admiralty Rotary", but later called the BR.1 ("Bentley ...
The Monosoupape (French for single-valve), was a rotary engine design first introduced in 1913 by Gnome Engine Company (renamed Gnome et Rhône in 1915). It used a clever arrangement of internal transfer ports and a single pushrod-operated exhaust valve to replace the many moving parts found on more conventional rotary engines, and made the Monosoupape engines some of the most reliable of the era.
Several early aircraft built singly or in small numbers flew with the Anzani 10, but the major users were the Caudron G.3 and G.4, particularly the later ones in which the Anzani replaced the lower powered rotary Gnomes. Numbers of these are uncertain because of the engine change.
An aircraft engine, often referred to as an aero engine, is the power component of an aircraft propulsion system. Aircraft using power components are referred to as powered flight. [1] Most aircraft engines are either piston engines or gas turbines, although a few have been rocket powered and in recent years many small UAVs have used electric ...
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