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bizzare motorbike engine
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:07 pm
by picky
saw this strange contraption in a museum in france while on holiday - yup the engine is located inside the front wheel! the "crank" does not rotate, the rest of the engine turns round it, turning the front wheel.
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:09 pm
by jonathon
Wow !!
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:20 am
by rayofleamington
I bet the people who used the same principle on vehicle electric motors thought they were being very novel!
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:20 am
by ColinP
Ah,
First World War aero technology - rotary engines!
The propeller is attached to the cylinders, the crankshaft fixed to the airframe.
IIRC made by Gnome - a French company!
Colin
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:27 pm
by picky
If you look carefully the carb supplies the engine with charge through the middle of the wheel bearing... must get air leaks alot!! also I wonder if it has a clutch? otherwise it would stall everytime you want to stop...
Picky