Re: [Amc-list] radial rotary engines...

[Keleigh Hardie <keleigh3000@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just in case, I should define what I mean by radial rotary. A standard 
radial is where the engine block, cylinders radiating out like spokes, 
is bolted to the plane, the propeller is bolted to the crankshaft, and 
the prop and crank spin. A rotary radial is where the crank is bolted to 
the plane, the propeller is attached to the crankCASE, and the prop, 
along with the crankcase, cylinders and all, spin around. It's quite a 
site, but I thought unlikely for use in a motorcycle. I have seen a 
rotary radial in a car, a five cylinder, the whole thing spinning around 
in a sheet metal shroud behind the seats, between the rear wheels. It 
was a 191x something, from back in the heyday of rotary radials. Check 
it out if you're ever in Reno, it's at the National Automobile Museum 
(formerly the Harrah collection). It's interesting to see how all the 
design features we take for granted today weren't always standard. They 
have one car with the driver in the center, another with the driver in 
the back seat. Wild...

Keleigh

PS. Come to think of it, I have seen a small rotary radial mounted 
inside a motorcycle wheel, so that the cylinders formed the spokes, and 
the crank was the hub. That was probably from back in the 'teens as 
well, but I don't remember.

Tom Jennings wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Mar 2007, Keleigh Hardie wrote:
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>> A Wankel rotary, or a radial rotary?
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> Small aircraft, pistons, cylinders, all that rot! Cool!
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