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Originally posted by Pete Pranger
Actually, "the radial engine consists of a row, or rows, of cylinders arranged radially about a central crankcase." FAA EA-AC 65-12A. There was a radial type engine that was called a "rotary" engine where the cylinders rotated aroung a fixed crankshaft. As you can imagine, this presented some unusual mechanical problems as well as a huge gyroscopic effect. It did not prosper.
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Er...yes, I said "old aircraft radials" but should have said "rotaries"....I stand corrected on that point. However WWI showed plenty of rotary use. Visit Rhinebeck, NY sometime.
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If they didn't leak oil, they were empty. The convair had a 38 gallon oil tank (per side) if I remember correctly. We carried A LOT of oil with us usually 20 gallons per trip.
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Hence my P&W crack earlier. Some friends at Honeywell (nee AlliedSignal) have wayyyyy too much experience with those...there are more homebuilders and pilots per capita in that company than any other that I know of...